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Malden and Coombe 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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Non-notifiable Diseases
Head teachers of Local Education Authority schools notify cases
of non-notifiable disease occurring in their schools. This is a useful
procedure which is much appreciated. German Measles and Chickenpox
were the two most prevalent during the year.
STATISTICAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Area 3,164 acres
Population - Census 1961 46,587
Population - Registrar-General's estimate
(Mid-year) 1961 46,740
CENSUS 1961
The sixteenth census of the population of England and Wales was
taken on the 23rd April, 1961 and the following figures relating to the
Borough are extracted from the Preliminary Report.
Population.
| 1961 | 1951 | Intercensal Increase | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Numbers | Per Cent. |
| 46,587 | 21,350 | 25,237 | 45,566 | 21,076 | 24,490 | 1,021 | 2.2 |
VITAL STATISTICS (Comparing the years 1960 and 1961)
| 1960 | 1961 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
| Live Births | 560 | 278 | 282 | 536 | 286 | 250 |
| Legitimate | 545 | 271 | 274 | 515 | 275 | 240 |
| Illegitimate | 15 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 10 |