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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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BIRTHS
The following table shows the number of live births and the birth rate over the past 10 pears.
| Year | Number of Births | Birth Rate | Birth Rate for England and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 875 | 17.27 | 16.1 |
| 1946 | 1,063 | 18.84 | 19.1 |
| 1947 | 1,106 | 19.03 | 20.5 |
| 1948 | 452 | 15.54 | 17.9 |
| 1949 | 447 | 14.83 | 16.7 |
| 1930 | 422 | 13.65 | 15.8 |
| 1951 | 405 | 13.76 | 15.5 |
| 1952 | 422 | 13.21 | 15.3 |
| 1953 | 455 | 13.73 | 15.5 |
| 1954 | 816 | 12.88 | 14.1 |
The statistics supplied by the Registrar General during 1954
show that the total number of registered live births allocated to
Surbiton was 816, 397 males and 419 females, the birth rate being
12.88 per 1,000 of the population. Of the total number of births
783 were legitimate and 33 (4.21 per cent) illegitimate.
In addition there were 13 still births, 4 male and 9 female.
CAUSES OP DEATH DURING 1954
| Ma le. | Femele | |
|---|---|---|
| All causes. | 272 | 324 |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 4 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis, other | - | |
| Syphilitic disease | 2 | 4 |
| Whooping cough | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - |
| Meningococcal infections | - | 1 |
| Acute poliomyelitis | - | - |
| measles | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | - |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 5 | 9 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 19 | 5 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | 11 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 2 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 34 | 35 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 1 | 2 |
| Diabetes | — | 1 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 32 | 47 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 53 | 45 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 6 | 9 |
| Other heart diseases | 27 | 58 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 10 | 23 |
| Influenza | — | 1 |
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