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Surbiton 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]

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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS Of THE YEAR.

cased on National Registration Office population figure of 60,635 and on Public Health Department records).

??? BIRTHS: (Unadjusted figures)MaleFemaleTotal
agitimate294 (347)292 (315)586 (662)
Illegitimate3 (6)7 (5)10 (11)
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population9.82 (11.32)
EATHS: (Unadjusted figures)262 (267)296 (291)558 (558)
???rude death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population.9.2 (9.38)
ercentage of total deaths occurring in Public Institutions and Nursing Homes.42.29 (51.61)
EATH RATE OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE; (Unadjusted figures)
ill infants per 1,000 live births26.84(40.11)
legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births23.89(39.27)

Based on Registrar General's Population figure of 58,070 and on adjusted statistics supplied by the Registrar General) .

LIVE BIRTHS:Ma1eFemaleTota1
Legitimate431 (560)443 (499)874(1,059)
legitimate21 (24)20 (23)41 (47)
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population15.54(19.03)
England and Wales17.9 (20.5)
STILL BIRTHS:
Legitimate6 (13)10 (8)16 (21)
legitimate ate per 1,000 total (live and still) births- (-)2 (2)2 (2) 19.67(20.37)
DEATHS:262 (263)292 (292)554 (555)
Crude death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population9.41 (9.55)
England and Wales (all causes)10.8 (12.0)
DEATH RATE OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE:
All infants per 1,000 live births17,48(24.41)
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate16.01(24.55)
England and Wales34 (41.00)

NOTE: The corresponding figures for 1947 are shown in brackets.
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