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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Crayford 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF
THE AREA.
Area (in acres) 2,698.71
Population (Registrar General's
estimate mid-year 1955) 28,460
Number of inhabited houses 9,045
Rateable Value £204,499
Sum represented by a penny rate £754
Live Births.
Legitimate
Illegitimate
Total M. F.
418 223 195
19 9 10
437 232 205
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated home population 15.4. General birth rate for England and Wales 15.0.
| Stillbirths. | Total | M. | F. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 13.5. | |||
| Total | F. | ||
| 220 | 114 | 106 | |
Death late per 1.000 of the estimated resident population 7.7.
General death rate for England and Wales 11.7.
The Birth Rate and Death Rate for Crayford compares
favourably with that for other parts of the Country. The
Registrar General has supplied comparability factors for 1955.
The standardised Birth Rate which allows for comparison
with other parts of the Country is 14.6 and the standardised
Death Rate is 9.24.
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