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Richmond upon Thames 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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STATISTICAL SUMMARY.
Borough of Richmond, 1908.
Population, estimated to the middle of the year 35,415
Births 612
Annual Rate of Bikths per 1,000 of population 17.2
Deaths 426
Annual Rate of Deaths per 1,000 of population 12.0
Zymotic Death Rate 0.56
Excess of Registered Bikths over Deaths 186
Infantile Mortality—Per 1,000 births 106
Area—The Total Area of the Borough is . 2,534 acres
Density—The Mean Density of the Borough is equal
to 13.9 persons per acre
1908.
Annual Birth-rates, Death-rates, and Rates from the Seven Chief Epidemic Diseases.
Annual Rates per 1,000
Living.
Infantile Mortality.
Annual Deathrate
of Infants
under 1 Year per
1,000 Births,
Births.
Deaths
from
all
Causes.
Deaths from
Seven Chief
Epidemic
Diseases.
England and Wales
26.5
14.7
1.29
121
Rural England&Wales
26.2
14.7
0.99
110
76 great towns
270
14.9
1.59
128
142 smaller towns
(including Richmond)
26.0
14.0
1.26
124
RICHMOND
17.2
12.0
0.56
106