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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
Teddington 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Teddington]
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BIRTHS.
Three hundred and ninety-one were notified as occurring
in the district, but only 389 were credited to us by the
Registrar General, shewing a rate of 18 per 1,000 of the
population.
The births were made up thus:-
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 187 | 185 | 372 |
| Illegitimate | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| Total | 198 | 191 | 389 |
DEATHS.
The number of deaths belonging to the district was 264, and was made up as follows:-
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths registered in the District | 81 | 92 | 173 |
| Deaths of Teddington Residents outside the District:- | |||
| In the Kingston and District Hospital | 32 | 38 | 70 |
| In Hospitals | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| In Asylums | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| In Nursing Homes | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| By Accident and Otherwise | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| In Private Houses | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 133 | 141 | 274 | |
| Deaths of Non-Residents :- | |||
| In the Teddington and Hampton Wick Cottage Hospital | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| In Private Institutions | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| In Private Houses | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| By accident and otherwise | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total of deaths of Non-Residents registered in the District | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Deducting this Total from the Complete Total, we obtain the Nett Total of all Deaths belonging to the District | 131 | 133 | 264 |
This shews a death-rate of 12.0 per 1,000 of the
population.
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