Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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) 1955 | 86,870 | |
Rateable Value at 31st March, 1955 | £739,293 | |
Rateable Value at 31st March, 1956 (estimated) | £750,270 | |
Rateable Value at 1st April, 1956 (estimated) | £1,249,746 | |
Product of a Penny Rate for year ended 31st March, 1956 | £3,040 | |
Number of Valuation assessments as at 31st March, 1955: — | ||
Houses and Flats, including Flats over shops | 24,826 | |
Farmhouses | 93 | |
Public Houses and Beer Houses | 28 | |
Business Premises | 1,589 | |
26,536 | ||
Mileage of Roads as at 31st March, 1955: — County Roads, Class 1 (including Trunk Roads) | 21.42 | |
County Roads, Class 2 | 4.30 | |
County Roads, Class 3 | 6.12 | |
District Roads | 75.75 | |
Unadopted Roads | 8.50 | |
116.09 |
Total. | Male. | Female. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Legitimate | 1,325 | 660 | 665 | |
Illegitimate | 45 | 25 | 20 | |
1,370 | 685 | 685 | ||
The area comparability factor supplied by the Registrar General for the purpose of determining rates for comparison with other areas is 0.97. Stillbirths. | ||||
Total. | Male. | Female. | ||
Legitimate | 17 | 11 | 6 | |
Illegitimate | — | — | — | |
17 | 11 | 6 | ||
Deaths. | ||||
Total. | Male. | Female. | ||
747 | 399 | 348 |
The area comparability factor calculated by the Registrar General for
comparison of death rates is 1.22.