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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
Surbiton 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR
(Based on National Registration office population figures of 58,619 and on Public Health Department records).
| LIVE BIRTHS: (Unadjusted figures) | Total | Male | Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimaate | 578 | (504) | 303 | (268) | 275 | (236) |
| Illegitimate | 10 | ( 20) | 6 | ( 8) | 4 | ( 12) |
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 10.03 | (9.6) | ||||
| DEATHS: (Unadjusted figures) | 626 | (381) | 301 | (187) | 325 | (194) |
| Crude death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 10.67 | (6.97) | ||||
| Percentage of total deaths occurring in Public institutions, nursing Homes and Hospitals (273 deaths) | 43.6 | (28.9) | ||||
| DEATH RATE OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE: (Unadjusted figures | ||||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 42 .51 | (26 .7) | ||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 41.5 | (24.8) | ||||
NOTE: The corresponding figures for 1945 are shown
in brackets.
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(Based on Registrar General's population figure of 56,420 and on adjusted statistics supplied by the Registrar General)
| LIVE BIRTHS. | Total | Male | Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,002 | (791) | 515 | (401) | 487 | (390) |
| Illegitimate | 61 | ( 84) | 39 | ( 36) | 22 | (48) |
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 18.84 | (17.27) | ||||
| England and Wales | 19.1 | (16.1) | ||||
| STILL BIRTHS: | ||||||
| Legitimate | 20 | ( 16) | 9 | ( 8) | 11 | (8) |
| Illegitimate | 2 | ( 2) | 2 | ( - ) | (2) | |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and sill births ) | 20.69 | (20.15) | ||||
| DEATHS : | 572 | (536) | 273 | (252) | 299 | (284) |
| Crude death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 10.13 | (10.58) | ||||
| England and wales (all causes) | 11.5 | (11.4 ) | ||||
| DEATH RATE OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE: | ||||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 19.75 | (34.28) | ||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 19.96 | (31.63) | ||||
| England and males | 43.00 | (46.00) | ||||