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Chislehurst 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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Maternal Deaths.
Deaths from puerperal sepsis Nil.
Deaths from other puerperal causes Nil.
Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 (live and still) births Nil.
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| Illegitimate . | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | 30 |
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births 24.12
Legitimate infants per 1,000 live legitimate births 22.5
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 live illegitimate births 68.18
Infant mortality rate for England and Wales per 1,000 live births 23.8
Vital Statistics of the Urban District for the past ten years.
| Year | Population | No. of Births (live) | No. of Deaths | No. of No. of Infant Maternal Deaths Deaths | Birth Rate (crude) | Death Rate (crude) | Infant Mortality Rate | Maternal Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 70,580 | 1,481 | 632 | 44 | 1 | 20.9 | 8.9 | 29.0 | 0.6 |
| 1948 | 72,750 | 1,197 | 659 | 20 | 3 | 16.4 | 9.1 | 16.7 | 2.5 |
| 1949 | 73,850 | 1,159 | 582 | 22 | 3 | 15.8 | 7.9 | 19.0 | 2.6 |
| 1950 | 80,040 | 1,201 | 682 | 28 | — | 15.0 | 8.5 | 23.3 | — |
| 1951 | 85,150 | 1,372 | 757 | 32 | 4 | 16.1 | 8.9 | 23.3 | 2.9 |
| 1952 | 85,130 | 1,282 | 739 | 25 | 2 | 15.1 | 8.7 | 19.5 | 1.5 |
| 1953 | 85,290 | 1,291 | 732 | 31 | — | 15.1 | 8.6 | 24.0 | — |
| 1954 | 85,830 | 1,317 | 678 | 24 | — | 15.3 | 7.9 | 18.2 | — |
| 1955 | 86,870 | 1,370 | 747 | 34 | 1 | 15.8 | 8.6 | 24.8 | 0.72 |
| 1956 | 87,300 | 1,244 | 675 | 30 | — | 14.2 | 7.7 | 24.12 | — |
Statistics for England and Wales, 1956.
Birth Rate per 1,000 total population 15.7
Death Rate per 1,000 total population 11.7
Infant Mortality rate per 1,000 live births 23.8
POPULATION.
The Registrar General's estimate of the total population of the
Urban District, mid-year 1956, was 87,300, which is an increase
of 430 over the figure for the previous year. This figure gives a
density of 9.8 persons to the acre.
The natural increase of population, measured by excess of
births over deaths, in 569.
It is interesting to note that since 1947, the total increase in
population is 19,430.