Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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SECTION A
VITAL AND OTHER STATISTICS AND
SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
Area of the Urban District (in acres) | 20,842 |
Area of Parks, Open Spaces, etc. (in acres) | 283.6 |
Registrar-General's estimate of total population mid-year 1958 | 73,640 |
Rateable value at 31st March, 1959 | £1,149,864 |
Estimated net product of a penny rate, 1958/9 | £4,700 |
Total number of valuation assessments at 31st March, 1959 | 23,463 |
County Roads, Class I, 11 and III | 41.35 miles |
District Roads | 97.876 miles |
Unadopted Roads | 37.90 miles |
Total | 177.126 miles |
Male | Female | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Legitimate | 667 | 616 | 1,283 | |
Illegitimate | 19 | 17 | 36 | |
686 | 633 | 1,319 | ||
Crude birth rate per 1,000 estimated total population | 17.9 | |||
Adjusted birth rate for comparison with other areas | 17.7 | |||
(The area comparability factor for births is 0.99.) Birth rate for England and Wales | 16.4 |
Male | Female | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Legitimate | 7 | 14 | 21 | |
Illegitimate | — | 3 | 3 | |
7 | 17 | 24 | ||
Stillbirth rate per 1,000 estimated total population | 0.33 | |||
Stillbirth rate per 1,000 live and still births Total Births (Live and Still) | 17.87 | |||
Male | Female | Total | ||
Legitimate | 674 | 630 | 1,304 | |
Illegitimate | 19 | 20 | 39 | |
693 | 650 | 1,343 |