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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
Kingston upon Thames 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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GENERAL STATISTICS.
Area 1,133 acres.
Population (1921) (Registrar-General) 39,520
Number of inhabited houses (1921) 8,694
Rateable Value—
To Poor Rate £251,554
Assessable value to District Rate £247,040
Sum represented by a penny rate—
Poor Rate £1,036
District Rate £1,016
| Total. | Male. | Female. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | Legitimate | 763 | 401 | 362 | Birth Rate (R.G.) 20.2 per 1000 population. |
| Illegitimate | 30 | 13 | 23 | ||
| 799 | 414 | 385 | |||
| Deaths | 457 | 232 | 225 | Death Rate (R.G.) 11.5 per 1000 population. | |
Number of women dying in, or in consequence
of, childhood—
From Sepsis —
From other causes 1
Deaths of infants under one year—
| Total. | Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 43 | 28 | 15 |
| Illegitimate | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 48 | 30 | 18 |
Deaths of Legitimate Infants under one year per 1,000
Legitimate births 56
Deaths of Illegitimate Infants under one year per
1,000 Illegitimate births 139
Total Deaths of Infants under one year of age per
1,000 births 60
Death from Measles (all ages) 1
Death from Whooping Cough (all ages) 2
Death from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 18