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Chislehurst 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

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10
SECTION A.
VITAL AND OTHER STATISTICS AND SOCIAL
CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
The area of the Urban District is 8,957 acres.
Registrar General's estimate of total population (mid-year)
1952 85,130
Number of valuation assessments of habitable premises at
31st March, 1953 23,069
Number of valuation assessments of habitable premises at
the close of the year 1952, in respect of: —
(a) Houses 21,847
(b) Flats 1,696
(c) Farmhouses 17
(d) Public Houses (including Beerhouses) 21
Rateable Value (estimated) at 31st March, 1953 £707,309
Product of a Penny Rate for the year ending 31st March,
1953 £2,845

Table: Vital Statistics.

Vital Statistics.

Live Births.
TotalMaleFemale
Legitimate1,237653584Birth Rate 15.1 per 1,000 total population.
Illegitimate452322
1,282676606
Stillbirths.
TotalMaleFemale
Legitimate331716Stillbirth Rate 0.39 per 1,000 total population, and 25.1 per 1,000 (live and still) births.
Illegitimate———
———
331716
Deaths.
TotalMaleFemaleDeath Rale 8.7 per 1,000 total population.
739376363
Deaths from Puerperal Causes.
Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion 2Maternal Mortality Rate 1.52 per 1,000 (live & still) births.
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age.
TotalMaleFemale
Legitimate25916Infant Mortality Rate 19.5 per 1,000 live births.
Illegitimate———
25916