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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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Total Births (Live and Still).
Males. Females. Total.
Legitimate 661 652 1,313
Illegitimate 34 22 56
695 674 1,369
Infant Mortality.
Males. Females. Total.
Legitimate .... 13 12 25
Illegitimate .... 3 — 3
16 12 28
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births 20.9
Legitimate infants per 1,000 live legitimate births 19.4
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 live illegitimate births 55.6
Infant mortality rate for England and Wales 22.5
Male infants per 1,000 male live births 23.4
Female infants per 1,000 female live births 18.2
Neonatal deaths (under 4 weeks of age) per 1,000 live births 64.9
Illegitimate live births, per cent of total live births 4%
Maternal Mortality.
Maternal deaths (including abortion) Nil.
Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live and still births Nil.
Maternal mortality rate for England and Wales 0.43
Deaths.
Males. Females. Total. Crude death rate per 1,000 estimated total population 8.5
402 354 756
Adjusted death rate for comparison
purposes 11.1.
(Area comparability factor
for deaths is 1.31.)
Death rate for England and Wales 11.7.
Vital Statistics of the Urban District for the past ten years.
| Year | Population | No. of Births (live) | No. of Deaths | No. of Infant Deaths | No. of Maternal Deaths | Birth Rate (crude) | Death Rate (crude) | Infant Mortality Rate | Maternal Mortality Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 73,850 | 1,159 | 582 | 22 | 3 | 15.8 | 7.9 | 19.0 | 2.6 |
| 1950 | 80,040 | 1,201 | 682 | 28 | — | 15.0 | 8.5 | 23.3 | — |
| 1951 | 85,150 | 1,372 | 757 | 32 | 4 | 16.1 | 8.9 | 23.3 | 2.9 |
| 1952 | 85,130 | 1,282 | 739 | 25 | 2 | 15.1 | 8.7 | 19.5 | 1.5 |
| 1953 | 85,290 | 1,291 | 732 | 31 | — | 15.1 | 8.6 | 24.0 | — |
| 1954 | 85,830 | 1,317 | 678 | 24 | — | 15.3 | 7.9 | 18.2 | — |
| 1955 | 86,870 | 1,370 | 747 | 34 | 1 | 15.8 | 8.6 | 24.8 | 0.72 |
| 1956 | 87,300 | 1,244 | 675 | 30 | — | 14.2 | 7.7 | 24.12 | — |
| 1957 | 87,790 | 1,227 | 733 | 20 | — | 14.0 | 8.3 | 16.3 | — |
| 1958 | 88,540 | 1,342 | 756 | 28 | — | 15.2 | 8.5 | 20.9 | — |