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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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STATISTICS OF THE AREA
1955 1956
Area in acres 4338,15 4338,15
Registrar General's estimate of the
Resident Population 78,680 78,820
Number of inhabited houses (end of year)
according to the Rate Book. 23,370 23,438
Rateable Value and sum represented by a Penny £950,420 £1,644,647
Rate £3,927 £6,677
| 1955 | 1956 | England & Wales 1956 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | ||
| Live Births | 893 | 486 | 407 | 903 | 490 | 413 | |
| Legitimate | 869 | 475 | 394 | 867 | 470 | 397 | |
| Illegitimate | 24 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 20 | 16 | |
| Birth Rate per 1000 of the Estimated Resident Population | 11.4 | 11.4 | 15.7 | ||||
| Still Births | 18 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 8 | |
| Legitimate | 17 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 7 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Rate per 1000 total (live and still births) | 19.7 | 16.3 | 23.0 | ||||
| Deaths | 815 | 394 | 421 | 876 | 433 | 443 | |
| Death Rate per 1000 of the Estimated | |||||||
| Resident Population | 10.4 | 11.7 | 11.7 | ||||
| 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 | 0.56 | ||||
| Deaths of Infants under one year of age | |||||||
| All infants per 1000 live births | 19.9 | 16.6 | 23.8 | ||||
| Legitimate Infants per 1000 legitimate | |||||||
| live births | 19.6 | 14.9 | |||||
| Illegitimate Infants per 1000 Illegitimate | |||||||
| live births | 0.0 | 55.5 | |||||