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Surbiton 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OP THE YEAR.
Based on Registrar General's population figure of 61,590 and on
adjusted statistics supplied by the Registrar General.
LIVE BIRTHS: .
| Male | Female. | Tota1. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 401 | (388) | 377 | (422) | 778 | (810) |
| Illegitimate | 21 | (17) | 15 | (14) | 36 | (31) |
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population. | 13.21 | (13.76) | ||||
| Adjusted birth rate (comparability factor 0.92) | 12.15 | (12.65) | ||||
| England and Wales | 15.3 | (15.5) | ||||
| STILL BIRTHS: | ||||||
| Legitimate | 6 | (8) | 9 | (6) | 15 | (14) |
| Illegitimate | - | (-) | - | 9-0 | — | (-) |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | 18.94 | (16.64) | ||||
| DEATHS: | 303 | (313) | 302 | (344) | 605 | (657) |
| Crude death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population. | 9.82 | (10.75) | ||||
| Adjusted death rate (comparability factor 1.01) | 9.91 | (10.85) | ||||
| England and Wales (all causes) | 11.3 | (12.5) | ||||
| DEATH RATE OP INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGS: | ||||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births. | 18.42 | (20.21) | ||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births. | 17.99 | (19.75) | ||||
| England and Wales | 27.6 | (29.6) | ||||
NOTE: The corresponding figures for 1951 are shown in brackets.
POPULATION.
The following table shows the population figure for the last ten years:-
| 1944 | 49,330 | 49,000 |
| 1945 | 50,660 | 54,624 |
| 1946 | 56,420 | 58,619 |
| 1947 | 58,110 | 59,452 |
| 1948 | 58,870 | 60,635 |
| 1949 | 60,110 | - |
| 1950 | 61,230 | - |
| 1951 | 61,090 | - |
| 1952 | 61,590 | - |
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