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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

Chislehurst 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

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Table: SECTION A.VITAL AND OTHER STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.

SECTION A.

VITAL AND OTHER STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.

Area of the Urban District (in acres)8,957
Registrar General's estimate of total population (mid-year) 195586,870
Rateable Value at 31st March, 1955£739,293
Rateable Value at 31st March, 1956 (estimated)£750,270
Rateable Value at 1st April, 1956 (estimated)£1,249,746
Product of a Penny Rate for year ended 31st March, 1956£3,040
Number of Valuation assessments as at 31st March, 1955: —
Houses and Flats, including Flats over shops24,826
Farmhouses93
Public Houses and Beer Houses28
Business Premises1,589
26,536
Mileage of Roads as at 31st March, 1955: — County Roads, Class 1 (including Trunk Roads)21.42
County Roads, Class 24.30
County Roads, Class 36.12
District Roads75.75
Unadopted Roads8.50
116.09

Table: Vital Statistics.Live Births.

Vital Statistics.

Live Births.

Total.Male.Female.
Legitimate1,325660665Birth Rate 15.8 (crude) per 1,000 total population. (Adjusted rate lor comparison with other areas 15.3.)
Illegitimate452520
1,370685685
The area comparability factor supplied by the Registrar General for the purpose of determining rates for comparison with other areas is 0.97. Stillbirths.
Total.Male.Female.
Legitimate17116Stillbirth Rate 0.19 per 1,000 total population, and 12.2 per 1,000 (live and still) births.
Illegitimate———
17116
Deaths.
Total.Male.Female.
747399348Death Rate 8.6 per 1,000total population. (Adjusted rate for comparison with other areas 10.5.)

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The area comparability factor calculated by the Registrar General for
comparison of death rates is 1.22.