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Malden and Coombe 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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STATISTICAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Area. 3,164 acres
Population - Census 1961 46,587
Population - Registrar-General's estimate
(Mid-year) 1962 46,750
CENSUS 1961
The sixteenth census of the papulation 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.
| 1261 | 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 1961 and 1962)
| 1961 | 1962 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
| Live Births | 536 | 286 | 250 | 554 | 285 | 269 |
| Legitimate | 515 | 275 | 240 | 529 | 268 | 261 |
| Illegitimate | 21 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 17 | 8 |
| Still Births | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Legitimate | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| Illegitimate | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Total live and still births | 544 | 289 | 255 | 574 | 295 | 279 |
| Infant deaths (deaths under one year) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| Legitimate | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Illegitimate | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |