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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR
Based on Registrar General's population figure of 62,570 and on adjusted statistics supplied by the Registrar General.
| LIVE BIRTHS: | Male | Female | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 359 | (382) | 373 | (401) | 732 | (783) | |
| Illegitimate | 12 | (15) | 16 | (18) | 28 | (33) | |
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 12.14 | (12.88) | |||||
| Adjusted birth rate (comparability factor 1.00) | 12.14 | (12.88 | |||||
| England and Wales | 15.0 | (14.1) | |||||
| STILL BIRTHS | |||||||
| Legitimate | 5 | (4) | 5 | (9) | 10 | (13) | |
| Illegitimate | - | (-) | - | (-) | — | (-) | |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | 12.98 | (15.68) | |||||
| England and Wales | 23.1 | (24.0) | |||||
| DEATHS | 274 | (272) | 326 | (324) | 600 | (596) | |
| Crude death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population. | 9.58 | (9.41) | |||||
| Adjusted death rate (comparability factor 1.01) | 9.67 | 9.50 | |||||
| England and Wales (all causes) | (11.7 | (11.4) | |||||
| DEATH RATE OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE | |||||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 22.36 | (11.02) | |||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 23.22 | (11.49) | |||||
| England and Wales | 24.9 | (25.0) | |||||
POPULATION
(a) The following table shows the mid-year population figures for the last ten years:-
| 1946 | 56,420 |
| 1947 | 58,110 |
| 1948 | 58,870 |
| 1949 | 60,110 |
| 1950 | 61,230 |
| 1951 | 61,090 |
| 1952 | 61,590 |
| 1953 | 62,230 |
| 1954 | 63,320 |
| 1955 | 62,570 |
(b) Census Figures
| 1911 | 17,717 |
| 1921 | 19,536 |
| 1931 | 29,396 |
| 1951 | 60,675 |
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