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Crayford 1941
[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 twenty-first Annual
Report.
| Area (in acres) | 2,698.71 | ||
| Population (Census 1931) | 15,896 | ||
| Number of inhabited houses | 7,081 | ||
| Rateable Value | £150,871 | ||
| Sum represented by a penny rate | £610 | ||
| Total | M. | . F. | |
| 339 | 172 | 167 | |
| Illegitimate | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 347 | 178 | 169 | |
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population
15.5.
General birth rate for England and Wales 14.2.
| Total | M. | F. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 8 | 4 | |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — |
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 33.4.
| Total | M. | F. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 227 | 141 | 86 |
Death rate per. 1,000 of the estimated resident population
10.1.
General death rate for England and Wales 12.9
2