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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
Orpington 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
OF THE AREA.
Area (in acres) 20,842
Registrar-General's estimate of population, mid-1940 48,760
Number of occupied houses, December, 1940 15,567
Rateable Value of District, December, 1940 £483,715
Sum represented by a penny rate £1,791
| Total | M. | F. | Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live births | Legitimate | 818 | 420 | 398 |
| Illegitimate | 39 | 23 | 16 | |
| Total births | 857 | 443 | 414 | |
| Stillbirths | 20 | 11 | 9 | Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births 23.2 |
| Deaths | 504 | 273 | 231 | Rate per 1,000 of estimated population 10.9 |
| Deaths from Puerperal causes | Deaths | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | ||
| Puerperal Sepsis | Nil | Nil. | ||
| Other puerperal causes | ||||
Infant Deaths :
Number of deaths
All Infants 30 Rate per 1,000 live births 35
Legitimate Infants 28 Rate per 1,000 legitimate live
births 35
Illegitimate Infants 2 Rate per 1,000 illegitimate live
births 51
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 89
Deaths from Measles (all ages) Nil
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) Nil
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 2