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Surbiton 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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The Urban District Council of Surbiton
1910-11.
GENERAL STATISTICS.
Area of Urban District (exclusive of water) Acres 8,081
Rateable Value £188,274
Produce of Penny Rate £631
Population at Census of 1901 15,017
Number of Inhabited Houses at Census of 1901 2,874
Average Number of Persons per House at Census of
1901 5.225
Population at Middle of 1910, Estimated 18,850
Density of Population per Acre 6.2
Number of Inhabited Houses at Middle of 1910 3,581
Death Rate 1910, per 1,000 Persons living 7.5
Average Death Rate for previous 10 years 10.0
Death Rate from Seven Chief Epidemic Diseases 0.26
Birth Rate 1910 17.6
Average Birth Rate for previous 10 years 20.1
Infant Mortality Rate (under 1 year old) per 1,000
Births 75.3
Average Mortality Rate (under 1 year old) per 1,000
Births for previous 10 years 88.0
Vital Statistics for 1910.
The following are the provisional figures showing the birth-rates and death-rates in England and Wales in the year 1910:—
| Annual Rates per 1,000 living. | Deaths under One Year to 1,000 Births. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths. | Principal Epidemic Diseases. | ||
| England and Wales | 24.8 | 13.4 | 0.99 | 106 |
| 77 great Towns | 25.0 | 13.4 | 1.23 | 115 |
| 136 small Towns | 23.7 | 12.4 | 0.88 | 104 |
| England and Wales, less the 213 towns | 25.0 | 13.6 | 0.74 | 96 |
| Surbiton | 17.6 | 7.5 | 0.26 | 75 |