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Chislehurst 1957
[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 12 8 20
Illegitimate — — —
12 8 20
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births 16.3
Legitimate infants per 1,000 live legitimate births 16.8
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 live illegitimate births Nil.
Infant mortality rate for England and Wales per 1,000 live births 23.0
| Year | Population | No. of Births (live) | No. of Deaths | No. of Infant Deaths | No. of Maternal Deaths | Birth Rate (crude) | Death Rate (crude) | Infant Mortality Rate | Maternal Mortality Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1957 | 87,790 | 1,227 | 733 | 20 | — | 14.0 | 8.3 | 16.3 | — |
Statistics for England and Wales, 1957.
Birth Rate per 1,000 total population 16.1
Death Rate per 1,000 total population 11.5
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births 23.0
POPULATION.
The Registrar General's estimate of the total population of the
Urban District, mid-year 1957, was 87,790 which is an increase of
490 over the figure for the previous year. This figure gives a
density of 98 persons to the acre.
The natural increase of population, measured by excess of
births over deaths is 494.