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 Beckenham]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS, 1951.
Area of District in acres 5,935
Civilian Population as estimated by Registrar-General at 30th
June, 1951 74,880
Civilian Population per acre 12.6
Rateable Value at 1/10/51 £892,458
Births Registered (Including Stillbirths) :
male female
Legitimate 503 449
Illegitimate 13 12 Total
Birth Rate (Including Stillbirths) per 1,000 of Civilian
Population 13.04
Deaths Registered : male female
399 433 Total .. 832
Death Rate per 1,000 population 11.1
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births 28.09
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 births 102
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age :
male female
Legitimate 18 8
Illegitimate 1 — Total
Deaths from Enteritis under 2 years of age
Still Births—
Rate per 1,000 population 0.21
Rate per 1,000 births 16.4
male female
Legitimate 9 6
Illegitimate 1 Total
Death Rate per 1,000 of Civilian Population from Cancer
(129 deaths)
Death Rate per 1,000 of Civilian Population from Pulmonary
Tuberculosis (10 deaths)
Death Rate per 1,000 of Civilian Population from Non-
Pulmonary Tuberculosis (1 death) 0.01
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