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Crayford 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]

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CRAYFORD URBAN DISTRICT
COUNCIL
To the Chairman and. Members of the Urban District
Council and Health Committee
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
I HAVE THE HONOUR TO SUBMIT MY NINETEENTH.
ANNUAL REPORT

STATISTICS AMD-SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA

Area (in acres)2,696.71
Population (Census 1931)15,896
Resident population25,200
Number of inhabited houses7,162
Rateable Value£151,637
Sum represented by a penny rate£600
TotalM.F.
LIVE BIRTHS -Legitimate446216230
Illegitimate1257
458221237

Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population
18.2.

General birth rate for England and Wales 15.0

TotalM.F.
STILLBIRTHS - Legitimate936
Illegitimate---

Rate per, 1,000 total (live and still) births 19.3.
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