Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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STATISTICS OF THE AREA.
1949. 1950.
Area in Acres 4338., 15 4338.15
Registrar General's Estimate of the
Resident Population 81,260 81,110
Number of inhabited houses(end of
year)according to the Rate Book 22,951 23,027
Rateable Value and sum represented by £902,059 £903,283
a Penny Rate £3,665 £3, 680
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS (comparative of the years 1949 and 1950)
1949 | 1950 | England and Vales | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Male | Female | Total | M ale | female | 1950 | |
1074 | 565 | 509 | 1021 | 510 | 511 | ||
Legitimate | 1024 | 538 | 486 | 988 | 492 | 496 | |
Illegitimate | 50 | 27 | 23 | 33 | 18 | 15 | |
Birth Rate per 1,000 of the Estimated Resident Population | 13.2 | 12. 6 | 15.8 | ||||
23 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 7 | ||
Legitimate | 22 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 7 | |
Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
Rate per 1.000 total (live and still births) | 20.9 | 18.2 | 22.6 | ||||
796 | 373 | 423 | 857 | 399 | 458 | ||
Death Rate per 1,000 of the Estimated Resident Population | 9 .8 | 10.5 | 11. 8 | ||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Other Puerperal Causes | 1 | 0 | |||||
Death Rate from Puerperal Causes per 1,000 total (live and still births) | 0.91 | 0.00 | 0.72 | ||||
All Infants per 1,000 live births | 21.42 | 26.44 | 29.8 | ||||
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 19.53 | 24.29 | |||||
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 60. 00 | 90.90 |