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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 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

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Table: SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS, 1958

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS, 1958

Area of District in acres5,935
Estimated mid-year population75,380
Population Density—persons per acre12.70
Rateable Value at 1st April, 1959£1,466,340
Number of Inhabited Dwellings23,929
Product of a Penny Rate (Estimated 1959/60)£5,969
MaleFemale
Live Births501452Total953
Live Birth rate per 1,000 population12.64
MaleFemale
Still-births714Total21
Still-births rate per 1,000 live and still-births21.56
Total live and still-births974
Infant deaths14
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births. Total14.69
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (legitimate)12.95
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (illegitimate)76.90
Neonatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births (First four weeks—(10).)10.49
Illegitimate live births per cent of total live bitths2.73
Maternal deaths (including abortion)1
Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live and still-births0.10
Death Rate per 1,000 population from Cancer (177 deaths)2.36
Death Rate per 1,000 population from Pulmonary Tuberculosis (1 death)0.01
Death Rate per 1,000 population from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis (no deaths)0.00
Death Rate per 1,000 population from Accidents (33 deaths)0.43
Birth Rate (including Stillbirths) per 1,000 population:
Crude12.92
Corrected (X 1.06)13.70
MaleFemale
All Deaths Registered456512Total ..968
Death Rate per 1,000 population:
Crude12.84
Corrected (X 0.92)11.81
Natural Decrease:
Deaths exceeded births by 15.