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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
Malden and Coombe 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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STATISTICAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
Area 3,162 acres
Population—Census 1951 45,566
Population—Registrar-General's estimate (midyear)
1956 45,750
VITAL STATISTICS.
| Total | M. | F. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births (Legitimate) | 530 | 282 | 248 | Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 12.2* |
| 277 | 240 | |||
| (Illegitimate) | 5 | 8 | ||
| Stillbirths | 10 | 6 | 4 | Stillbirth rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 18.5 |
| Deaths | 468 | 221 | 247 | Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 10.7* |
| * Corrected. | ||||
Maternal Death Rate
No. of Deaths 1 Rate per 1,000 total (live
and still) births 1.8
Death rates of infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 17.0
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 17.4
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births —
Deaths from cancer 97
Deaths from measles Nil
Deaths from whooping cough Nil
BIRTHS.
During the year 530 live births were registered, being 35 less
than last year's total. The rate per thousand population was 12.2
comparing with an average for England and Wales of 15.7. Of
the total number 13 or 2.4 per cent were illegitimate.