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5
URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL OF CHISLEHURST
AND SIDCUP.
The Urban District of Chislehurst and Sideup was constituted
under the Kent County Review Order, 1934, and came into
existence on the 1st April, 1934.
VITAL STATISTICS.
Births:—The number of births registered as belonging to the
District was 1,096, of which 573 were males and 523 were
females. This gives a Birth Rate of 18.1 per thousand of
population.
Deaths:—During the year 591 deaths (314 males and 277
females) were registered as belonging to the District, the
Death Rule for the year being 9.7 per thousand of population
Infant Deaths:—During the year 42 deaths were registered
as occurring in infants under one year of age. of these,
38 occurred in legitimate and 4 in illegitimate infants. The
Infantile Mortality Hate for the year was 38 per thousand
registered births.
Chislehurst and Sidcup England and
Urban District. Wales.
Birth Rate 18.1 15.8
Death Rate 9.7 11.6
Infantile Mortality Rate 38 49
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
From the point of view of incidence of Infectious Disease
the year has been a satisfactory one. There was a large
decrease in the number of cases notified, this being chiefly due
to a much smaller number of cases of Measles occurring.