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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS, 1963
SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS, 1963
| Area of District in acres | 5,935 |
| Estimated mid-year population | 77,010 |
| Population Density—persons per acre | 12.98 |
| Rateable Value at 1st April, 1964 | £4,356,431 |
| Number of Inhabited Dwellings | 25,345 |
| Product of a Penny Rate (Estimated 1964/65) | £17,850 |
| Live Births 580 536 Total | 1,116 |
| Live Birth rate per 1,000 population | 14.49 |
| Illegitimate Live Births per cent of total live births (58) | 6.00 |
| Still-births 5 3 Total | 8 |
| Still-births rate per 1,000 live and still-births | 7.12 |
| Total live and still-births | 1,124 |
| Infant Deaths (deaths under 1 year) | 18 |
| Total infant deaths per 1,000 total live births | 16.13 |
| Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate live births | 15.12 |
| Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 34.48 |
| Neonatal Mortality Rate (deaths under 4 weeks per 1,000 total live births) | 10.75 |
| Early Neonatal Mortality Rate (deaths under 1 week per 1,000 total live births) | 8.96 |
| Perinatal Mortality Rate (Stillbirths and deaths under 1 week combined per 1,000 total live and stillbirths) | 16.01 |
| Maternal Mortality (including abortion) | 0 |
| Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live and still-births | 0.00 |
| Death Rate per 1,000 population from Cancer (196 deaths) | 2.55 |
| Death Rate per 1,000 population from Pulmonary Tuberculosis (2 deaths) | 0.03 |
| Death Rate per 1,000 population from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis (0 death) | 0.00 |
| Death Rate per 1,000 population from Accidents (22 deaths) | 0.30 |
| Birth Rate (including Stillbirths) per 1,000 population: Crude | 14.60 |
| Corrected (X 1.05) | 15.33 |
| All Deaths Registered .. 425 483 Total | 908 |
| Death Rate per 1,000 population | |
| Crude | 11.79 |
| Corrected (x 0.93) | 10.96 |
| Natural Increase : Births exceeded deaths by 208. | |