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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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| Total | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 18 | 10 | 8 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 19 | 11 | 8 |
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 624 | 323 | 301 |
The area comparability factor calculated by the Registrar General for comparison
of death rates is 1.00.
Deaths from Puerperal Causes.
Puerperal Sepsis Nil
Other Puerperal Causes Nil
Maternal Mortality Rate, Nil per
1,000 (live and still) births.
| Total | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 18 | 14 | ||
| Illegitimate | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 19 | 14 | 5 |
All Infants per 1,000 live births 17.5
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 live legitimate births 16.99
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 live, illegitimate births 41.7
| Year. | Population. | No. of births (live) | No. of deaths. | No. of Infant deaths. | No. of Maternal deaths. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | Infant Mortality Rate. | Maternal Mortality Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 56,640 | 1137 | 531 | 39 | 2 | 20.0 | 9.3 | 34.0 | 1.6 |
| 1947 | 58,080 | 1107 | 505 | 33 | 3 | 19.0 | 8.6 | 29.0 | 2.64 |
| 1948 | 58,320 | 954 | 493 | 19 | 1 | 16.3 | 8.4 | 19.9 | 1.0 |
| 1949 | 59,500 | 975 | 636 | 21 | 1 | 16.5 | 10.7 | 21.5 | 1.01 |
| 1950 | 62,420 | 925 | 661 | 23 | 1 | 14.8 | 10.6 | 24.9 | 1.1 |
| 1951 | 62,850 | 939 | 654 | 18 | Nil | 14.9 | 10.4 | 19.2 | Nil |
| 1952 | 63,670 | 934 | 565 | 17 | Nil | 14.7 | 8.9 | 18.2 | Nil |
| 1953 | 64,480 | 927 | 634 | 16 | 2 | 14.4 | 9.8 | 17.2 | 2.1 |
| 1954 | 66,380 | 1047 | 516 | 15 | Nil | 15.8 | 7.8 | 14.3 | Nil |
| 1955 | 68,450 | 1083 | 624 | 19 | Nil | 15.8 | 9.1 | 17.5 | Nil |
Statistics for England and Wales, 1955.
Birth Rate (per 1,00 total population 15.0
Death Rate (per 1,000 total population) 11.7
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births) 24.9
(lowest ever recorded for
the country).