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Orpington 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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Maternal Deaths.
Deaths from Puerperal sepsis 1
Deaths from other causes Nil
Maternal mortality rate 0.76 per 1,000 (live and still) births.
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age.
Male. Female. Total.
Legitimate 12 13 25
Illegitimate — — —
12 13 25
Infant mortality rate 19.2 per 1,000 live births.
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 19.5.
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births Nil.
Male infants per 1,000 male live births 17.7.
Female infants per 1,000 female live births 20.8.
Neonatal deaths (under 4 weeks of age) per 1,000 live births 15.4.
Infant mortality rate for England and Wales 23.0.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1,047 | 516 | 15 | Nil | 15.8 | 7.8 | 14.3 | Nil |
| 1955 | 68,450 | 1,083 | 624 | 19 | Nil | 15.8 | 91 | 17.5 | Nil |
| 1956 | 70,410 | 1,219 | 648 | 25 | Nil | 17.3 | 9.2 | 20.5 | Nil |
| 1957 | 72,170 | 1,302 | 628 | 25 | 1 | 180 | 8.7 | 19.2 | 0.76 |
STATISTICS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES, 1957.
Birth rate (per 1,000 total population) 16.1
Death rate (per 1,000 total population) 11.5
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 23.0
Population.
The Registrar General's estimate of the total population of
the Urban District, mid.year, 1957, was 72,170 which is an increase
of 1,760 over the figure for the previous year. This figure gives a
density of 3.5 persons to the acre.
The natural increase of population, measured by excess of
births over deaths, was 674.