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, 1955
Area of District in acres 5,935
Civilian Population as estimated by the Registrar-General
at 30th June, 1955 75,340
Civilian population per acre 12.7
Rateable Value at 1st October, 1955 £921,020
Births Registered (Including Stillbirths):
Male Female
Legitimate 465 382
Illegitimate 7 9 Total 863
Birth Rate (including Stillbirths) per 1,000 of Civilian
Population (Corrected) (11.45 X 1.07) 12.25
(Crude) 11.45
Male Female
Deaths Registered 410 426 Total 836
Death Rate per 1,000 population (Corrected) (11.08 X 0.88) 9.76
(Crude) 11.1
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births 17.38
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 births 0.00
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age:
Male Female
Legitimate10 5
Illegitimate — — Total 15
Still Births:
Rate per 1,000 population 0.12
Rate per 1,000 live births 14.28
Male Female
Legitimate 4 5
Illegitimate — — Total 9
Death Rate per 1,000 of Civilian Population from Cancer
(152 deaths) 2.02
Death Rate per 1,000 of Civilian Population from Pulmonary
Tuberculosis (6 deaths) 0.08
Death Rate per 1,000 of Civilian Population from Non-
Pulmonary Tuberculosis (nil) 0.00
Death Rate per 1,000 of Civilian Population from Accidents
(13 deaths) 0.17
Natural Increase:
The Births registered exceeded the deaths by 18.
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