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Orpington 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]

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10
SECTION A.
VITAL AND OTHER STATISTICS AND SOCIAL
CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
The area of the Urban District is 20,842 acres.
Registrar General's estimate of total population (mid-year) 1953 64,480
Number of Inhabited Houses and Flats, according to the rate
books, at the close of the year 19,530
Total number of valuation assessments of habitable premises at the
close of the year (excluding shops, factories, etc.) 19,964
Rateable Value (31st December, 1953) £598,643
Product of a Penny Rate for the year ending 31st March, 1954 £2,360

Table: VITAL STATISTICS.

VITAL STATISTICS.

Live Birtds.
TotalMaleFemale
Legitimate892445447Birth Rate 14.4 per 1,000 total population. (Adjusted rate for comparison with other areas 14.8).
Illegitimate352411
927469458
Stillbirths.
TotalMaleFemale
Legitimate17107Stillbirth Rate 0.26 per 1,000 total population and 18.0 per 1,000 (live and still) births.
Illegitimate———
17107
Deaths.
TotalMaleFemale
634328306Death Rate 9.8 per 1,000 total population (adjusted rate for comparison with other areas 9.8).
Deaths from Puerperal Causes.
Puerperal Sepsis2Maternal Mortality Rate 2.1 per 1,000 (live and still) births.
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age.
TotalMaleFemaleInfant Mortality Rate 17.2 per 1,000 live births,
Legitimate1578
Illegitimate1—1
1679