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Chislehurst 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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STATISTICS & SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area (in acres) 8,957
Registrar-General's estimate of population, mid-
1947 70,580
Number of occupied houses, December, 1947 20,878
Rateable Value, December, 1947 £562,867
Sum represented by a penny rate 12,250
| Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births: Legitimate | Total. 1,422 | M. 739 | F. 683 | |
| Illegitimate | 59 | 32 | 27 | |
| Total | 1,481 | 771 | 710 | 20.9 |
| Stillbirths | 35 | 19 | 16 | Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births. 22.8 |
| Deaths | 632 | 344 | 288 | Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population. 8.9 |
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | |||
| Deaths from puerperal causes: | ||||
| Puerperal sepsis | Nil | -_ | ||
| Other puerperal causes | 1 | 0.6 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0.6 | ||
| Live Births: Legitimate | Total. 1,422 | M. 739 | F. 683 | |
| Illegitimate | 59 | 32 | 27 | |
| Total | 1,481 | 771 | 710 | 20.9 |
| Stillbirths | 35 | 19 | 16 | |
| Deaths | 632 | 344 | 288 | |
| Deaths from puerperal causes: | ||||
| Puerperal sepsis | -_ | |||
| Other puerperal causes | 1 | 0.6 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0.6 | ||
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births (44) 29
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate births (43) ... 29
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births (1) 16
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 101
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 1
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) 2
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 1
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