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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 1953
[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)
1953 85,290
Number of valuation assessments of habitable premises at
31st March, 1954 23,951
(a) Houses 21,965
(b) Flats 1,942
(c) Farmhouses 17
(d) Public Houses (including Beerhouses) 27
Rateable Value (estimated) at 31st March, 1954 £718,998
Product of a Penny Rale for the year ending 31st March, 1954 £2,900
Vital Statistics.
Live Births.
| Total. | Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,239 | 619 | 620 |
| Illegitimate | 52 | 22 | 30 |
| 1,291 | 641 | 650 |
Birth Rate 15.1 (crude) per
1,000 total population.
(Adjusted rate for comparison
purposes 14.6.)
Stillbirths.
| Total. | Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 28 | 15 | 13 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | — |
| 29 | 16 | 13 |
Stillbirth Rate 0.34 per 1,000
total population, and 22.0 per
1,000 (live and still) births.
Deaths.
| Total. | Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 732 | 382 | 350 |
Death Rate 8.6 (crude) per
1,000 total population.
(Adjusted rate for comparison
purposes 10.5.)
Deaths from Puerperal Causes.
| Puerperal Sepsis | Nil. |
| Other Puerperal Causes | Nil. |
Maternal Mortality Rate nil
per 1,000 (live and still) births.
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age.
| Total. | Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 29 | 13 | 16 |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | 14 | 17 |
Infant Mortality Rate 24.0 per
1,000 live births.
Death Rates of Infants under 1 year of age.
All Infants per 1,000 live births 24.0
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 live legitimate births 23.4
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 live illegitimate births 38.5