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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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| 1952 | 1953 | |
|---|---|---|
| Area In acres | 4338.15 | 4338.15 |
| Registrar General's estimate of the Resident Population | 79,300 | 79,040 |
| Number of Inhabited houses (end of year) according to the Rate Book | 22,760 | 22,887 |
| Rateable Value and sum represented by a | £917,050 | £925,454 |
| Penny Rate | £3,740 | £3,776 |
| 1952 | 1953 | England & Wales 1953 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | ||
| Live Births | 876 | 454 | 422 | 938 | 481 | 457 | |
| Legitimate | 844 | 435 | 409 | 908 | 465 | 443 | |
| Illegitimate | 32 | 19 | 13 | 30 | 16 | 14 | |
| Birthrate per 1000 of the Estimated Resident Population | 10.8 | 11. 8 | 15.5 | ||||
| Still Births | 16 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 3 | |
| Legitimate | 16 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 3 | |
| Illegitimate | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Rate per 1000 total (live and still births) | 17. 8 | 17.8 | 22.4 | ||||
| Deaths | 886 | 440 | 446 | 782 | 375 | 407 | |
| Death Rate per 1000 of the Estimated Resident Population | 10.8 | 9.9 | 11.4 | ||||
| Deaths from Sepsis | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Other Maternal Causes | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Death Rate from Maternal Causes per 1000 total (live and still births) | 2.24 | 11.7 | 0. 76 | ||||
| Deaths of Infants under one year of age All Infants per 1000 live births | 18.3 | 11.7 | 26.8 | ||||
| Legitimate Infants per 1000 legitimate live births | 17.8 | 12. 1 | |||||
| Illegitimate Infants per 1000 Illegitimate live births | 31.2 | 0.00 | |||||