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Crayford 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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68032
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-fourth
Annual Report.
| Area (in acres | 2,698.71 | ||
| Population (Census 1931) | 15,896 | ||
| Population estimated | 21,910 | ||
| Number of inhabited houses | 6,982 | ||
| Rateable Value | £156,598 | ||
| Sum represented by a penny rate | £610 | ||
| Total | M. | F. | |
| 483 | 253 | 230 | |
| Illegitimate | 24 | 6 | 18 |
| 507 | 259 | 248 | |
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population
23.1.
General birth rate for England and Wales 17.6.
Total M. F.
Stillbirths—Legitimate 11 3 8
Illegitimate — — —
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 21.2.
Total M. F.
Deaths 243 114 129
Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population
11.1.
General death rate for England and Wales 11.6.
Deaths from puerperal causes.
Puerperal Sepsis —
Other puerperal causes —
Other Maternal Causes —
Death rate of infants under one year of age:—
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 41.4 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 37.3 |