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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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SECTION A.
VITALAND OTHER STATISTICS AND SOCIAL
CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area of the Urban District (in acres) 8,957
Census, 1951 83,850
Registrar General's estimate of total population (mid-year)
1956 87,300
Rateable Value at 1st April, 1956 £1,249,876
Rateable Value at 31st March, 1957 £1,261,396
Rateable Value at 1st April, 1957 £1,196,396
Product of a Penny Rate for year ended 31st March, 1957 £4,950
Number of Valuation assessments as at 31st March, 1956:—
| Houses and Flats, including Flats over shops | 24,449 | |
| Farmhouses | 93 | |
| Shops, including Flats over shops | 823 | |
| Industrial and Miscellaneous premises | 1,057 | |
| Crown properties | 45 | 26.467 |
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 | 76.125 | |
| Unadopted Roads | 9.00 | |
| 116.965 |
Vital Statistics.
Live Births.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 635 | 565 | 1,200 |
| Illegitimate | 17 | 27 | 44 |
| 652 | 592 | 1,244 |
Birth rate for England and Wales 15.7.
Stillbirths.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 14 | 16 | 30 |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — |
| 14 | 16 | 30 |
Stillbirth rate per 1,000 estimated total population 0.34
Stillbirth rate per 1,000 live and still births 23.5
Deaths.
Males.
362
Females.
313
Total.
675
Crude death rate per 1,000
estimated total population
7.7.
Adjusted death rate for comparative
purposes 10.2.
(Area comparability factor
for deaths is 1.32.)
Death rate for England and Wales 11.7.
Crude birth rate per 1,000
estimated total population
14.2.
Adjusted birth rate for comparative
purpose: 13.8.
(Area comparability factor
for births is 0.97.)