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Penge 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]

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5
Town Hall,
Anerley Road,
Anerley, S.E.
To the Chairman and Members of the Urban District
Council of Penge.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour of presenting to you my Annual
Report on the health of the District for the year ending
December 31st, 1913.
The principal features of the Vital Statistics for the year
are as follows:—
Population 22,331
Number of Inhabited Houses Census 4,847
Average number persons per house 1911 4.61
Density of population per acre 29
Population 1913 (estimated middle of 1913) 22,434
Area of District in acres 770
Birth Rate, corrected 19.52
Infantile Mortality Rate per 1,000 births 82.19
Under 5 years.— Death rate per cent. of
number of deaths registered (corrected) 19.09
Death Rate (corrected) 13.77
Zymotic Death Rate 1.02
Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) Death Rate 0.62
„ (other forms) Death Rate 0.35