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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 1963
[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 1963) 32,620
Number of separate dwellings 10,607
Rateable value £1,473,488
Sum represented by a penny rate £5,900
Live Births
| Total | M | F | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 594 | 305 | 289 |
| Illegitimate | 17 | 6 | 11 |
| 611 | 311 | 300 |
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated home population - 18.73
Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births - 2.86%
General birth rate for England and Wales - 18.2
Stillbirths
| Total | M | F | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| Illegitimate | - | - | - |
| 13 | 6 | 7 |
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births - 20.83
| Total | M | F | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 261 | 143 | 118 |
Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population - 8.00
General death rate for England and Wales - 12.2