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The district, situated on the north-west border of Kent, and immediately
adjoining the Counties of London and Surrey, is on the slope of a hill, the
highest point being 370 feet above sea level and the lowest 95 feet above sea level.
The density of population per acre is 33.0, this being the highest in the
County of Kent. The remains of the Crystal Palace and the greater part of the
grounds occupying 127 acres, are within the district and provide a much needed
"lung " for the area.
The district is mainly residential, although there is an amount of light
industrial work in the district, the chief industries being engineering, button
making, printing and laundry work.
The Manager of the Employment Exchange for the area informs me that
there were approximately 84 men and 27 women in the Penge area registered
as unemployed at the end of the year.
VITAL STATISTICS
Crude Live Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated Home Population 20.41
Adjusted Live Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated Home Population 18.37
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 of estimated Home population 0.39
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total (live and still births) 17.0
Crude Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated Home population 10.24
Adjusted Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated Home population 9.64
Death Rates of Infants under One Year of Age
All infants per 1,000 live births 26.92
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 26.31
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 1.92
Births
The live births registered during the year numbered 520, compared with
485 in 1954. This gives a crude live birth rate of 20.41 per 1,000 Home Population
compared with 19.05 for 1954.
The area comparability factor calculated by the Registrar General for the
purpose of securing comparability between local birth rates is 0.90. This makes
the Adjusted Birth Rate 18.37 compared with 17.14 in 1954.
The birth rate for England and Wales was 15.0.