[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst] page 10

Chislehurst 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

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SECTION A.

VITAL AND OTHER STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.

Area of the Urban District (in acres)		8,957
Registrar General's estimate of total population (mid-year) 1954		85,830
Number of valuation assessments of habitable premises at 31st March, 1955: —
(a) Houses	22,087
(b) Flats	2,001
(c) Farmhouses	17
(d) Public Houses, including Beerhouses	27
		24,132
Rateable Value (estimated) at 31st March, 1955		£739,293
Product of a Penny Rate for the year ending 31st March, 1955		£2,950

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Vital Statistics. Live Births.

	Total.	Male.	Female.
Legitimate	1,276	674	602	Birth Rate 15.3 (crude) per 1,000 total population. (Adjusted rate for comparison with other areas 14.8.)
Illegitimate	41	22	19
	1,317	696	621

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The area comparability factor calculated by the Registrar General for
the purposes of determining rates for comparison with other areas is 0.97.

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Stillbirths.

	Total.	Male.	Female.
Legitimate	28	17	11	Stillbirth Rate 0.35 per 1,000 total population and 22.27 per 1,000 (live and still) births.
Illegitimate	2	1	1
	30	18	12
Deaths.
	Total.	Male.	Female.	Death Rate 7.9 per 1,000total population. (Adjusted rate for comparison with other areas 9.6.)
	678	364	314

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The area comparability factor calculated by the Registrar General for
comparison of death rates is 1.22.

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Deaths from Puerperal Causes.

Puerperal Sepsis			Nil.	Maternal Mortality Rate nil per 1,000 (live and still) births.
Other Puerperal Causes			Nil.
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age.
	Total.	Male.	Female.	Infant Mortality Rate 18.2 per 1,000 live births.
Legitimate	24	14	10
Illegitimate	—	—	—
	24	14	10