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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
Chislehurst 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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Death Rates of Infants under 1 year of age.
All Infants per 1,000 live births 19.5
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 live legitimate births 19.5
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 live illegitimate births —
Comparative statistics for year 1952.
| Birth rate (per 1,000 population) | Death rate (per 1,000 population) | Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Still Births | |||
| Chislehurst and Sidcup | 15.1 | 0.38 | 8.7 | 19.5 |
| England and Wales | 15.3 | 0.35 | 11.3 | 27.6* |
| London Administrative County | 17.6 | 0.34 | 12.6 | 23.8 |
* Per 1,000 related live births.
POPULATION.
The Registrar General's estimate of the total population
(Civilian and Non-Civilian) of the Urban District, mid-year 1952.
is 85,130. This population figure gives a density of 9.5 persons
to the acre.
The decrease over the year 1951, is 20.
The 1952 return shows that the excess of births over deaths
was 543.
BIRTHS.
The Birth Rate for 1952 is 15.1 per 1,000 total population,
which compares favourably with the rate of 15.3 for England and
Wales and 16.9 for the 160 large towns, including London.
There were 1,282 live births registered during the year, of
which 676 were males and 606 females.
Comparative rates during the past ten years are as follow :—
| Year. | Chislehurst & Sidcup. | England & Wales. |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 17.8 | 16 5 |
| 1944 | 20.0 | 17.6 |
| 1945 | 17.5 | 16.1 |
| 1946 | 20.8 | 19.1 |
| 1947 | 20.9 | 20.5 |
| 1948 | 16.4 | 17.9 |
| 1949 | 15.8 | 16.7 |
| 1950 | 15.0 | 15.8 |
| 1951 | 16.1 | 15.5 |
| 1952 | 15.1 | 15.3 |
The average yearly Birth Rate during the past ten years was
17.5 Chislehurst and Sidcup and 17.1 England and Wales.