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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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| 1953 | 1954 | |
|---|---|---|
| Area In acres | 4338.15 | 4338.15 |
| Registrar General's estimate of the Resident Population | 79,040 | 79,200 |
| Number of Inhabited houses (end of year) according to the Rate Book | 22,887 | 23,100 |
| Rateable Value and sum represented by a | £925,454 | £940,735 |
| Penny Rate | £3,776 | £3,859 |
| 1953 | 1954 | England & Wales 1954 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female > | Total | Male | Female | ||
| Live Births | 938 | 481 | 457 | 959 | 484 | 475 | |
| Legitimate | 908 | 465 | 443 | 919 | 466 | 453 | |
| Illegitimate | 30 | 16 | 14 | 40 | 18 | 22 | |
| Birth Rate per 1000 of the Estimated Resident Population | 11.8 | 12.1 | 15.2 | ||||
| Still Births | 17 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 8 | |
| Legitimate | 17 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 8 | |
| Illegitimate | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Rate per 1000 total (live and still births) | 17.8 | 14.3 | 23.4 | ||||
| Deaths | 782 | 375 | 407 | 809 | 390 | 419 | |
| Death Rate per 1000 of the Estimated Resident Population | 9.9 | 10.2 | 11.3 | ||||
| Deaths from Sepsis | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Other Maternal Causes | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Death Rate from Maternal Causes per 1000 total (live and still births) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.69 | ||||
| Deaths of Infants under one year of age All Infants per 1000 live births | 11.7 | 18.7 | 25.5 | ||||
| Legitimate Infants per 1000 legitimate live births | 12.1 | 19.5 | |||||
| Illegitimate Infants per 1000 illegitimate live births | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||