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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Sutton and Cheam 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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STATISTICS OF THE AREA
| 1951 | 1952 | |
|---|---|---|
| Area in acres | 4338.15 | 4338.15 |
| Registrar General's estimate of the Resident Population | 79,520 | 79,300 |
| Number of inhabited houses (end of year) according to the Rate Book | 23,171 | 22,760 |
| Rateable value and sum represented by a | £910,294 | £917,050 |
| Penny Rate | £3,705 | £3,740 |
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS (Comparative of the Years 1951 and 1952)
| 1951 | 1952 | England & wales 1952 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | ||
| Live Births | 919 | 462 | 457 | 876 | 454 | 422 | |
| Legitimate | 884 | 449 | 435 | 844 | 435 | 409 | |
| Illegitimate | 35 | 13 | 22 | 32 | 19 | 13 | |
| Birthrate per 1000 of the Estimated Resident Population | 11.5 | 10.79 | 15.3 | ||||
| Still Births | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 11 | |
| Legitimate | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 11 | |
| Illegitimate | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Rate per 1000 total (live and still births) | 17.1 | 17.8 | 22.6 | ||||
| Deaths | 878 | 411 | 467 | 886 | 440 | 446 | |
| Death Rate per 1000 of the Estimated Resident Population | 10. 8 | 10.8 | 11.3 | ||||
| Deaths from Sepsis | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Other Maternal Causes | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Death Rate from Maternal Causes per 1000 total (live and still births) | 0.00 | 2.24 | 0.72 | ||||
| Deaths of Infants under one year of age All Infants per 1000 live births | 11.96 | 18.26 | 27.6 | ||||
| Legitimate Infants per 1000 legitimate live births | 11.31 | 17.77 | |||||
| Illegitimate Infants per 1000 illegitimate live births | 22.22 | 31. 25 | |||||