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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Beckenham 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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| Area of District in acres | 5,935 | ||
| Civilian Population as estimated by the Registrar-General at 30th June, 1954 | 75,280 | ||
| Civilian population per acre | 12.7 | ||
| Rateable Value at 1st October, 1954 | £913,842 | ||
| Births Registered (Including Stillbirths): | |||
| Male | Female | ||
| Legitimate | 456 | 426 | 902 |
| Illegitimate | 11 | 9 Total | |
| Birth Rate (including Stillbirths) per 1,000 of Civilian Population (Corrected) (11.98 × 1.07) | 12.82 | ||
| (Crude) | 11.98 | ||
| Male | Female | ||
| Deaths Registered | 405 | 423 Total | 828 |
| Death Rate per 1,000 population (Corrected) (11.00×0.88) | 9.68 | ||
| (Crude) | |||
| Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births | 23.57 | ||
| Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 births Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age: | 0.00 | ||
| Male | Female | ||
| Legitimate | 10 | 10 | 21 |
| Illegitimate | — Total | ||
| Still Births— | |||
| Rate per 1,000 population | 0.14 | ||
| Rate per 1,000 live births | 12.34 | ||
| Male | Female | ||
| Legitimate | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| Illegitimate | — | 1 Total | |
| Death Rate per 1,000 of Civilian Population from Cancer (184 deaths) | 2.44 | ||
| Death Rate per 1,000 of Civilian Population from Pulmonary Tuberculosis (8 deaths) | 0.11 | ||
| Death Rate per 1,000 of Civilian Population from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis (1 death) | 0.01 | ||
| Death Rate per 1,000 of Civilian Population from Accidents (26 deaths) | 0.34 | ||
| Natural Increase: | |||
| The Births registered exceeded the deaths by 63. | |||