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Chislehurst 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

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12
SECTION A.
VITAL AND OTHER STATISTICS AND SOCIAL
CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.

Table: General Statistics.

General Statistics.

Area of the Urban District (in acres)8,957
Area of Parks, Open Spaces, etc. (in acres)480
Census, 195183,850
Registrar General's estimate of total population (mid-year) 195989,020
Rateable Value at 1st April, 1959£1,261,396
Rateable Value at 31st March, 1960£1,309,618
Product of a Penny Rate for year ended 31st March, 1960£5,295

Table: Number of Valuation assessments as at 31 st March, 1959:—

Number of Valuation assessments as at 31 st March, 1959:—

Houses and Flats25,646
Houses, Agricultural94
Houses and Shops (assessed together)344
Other Shops, etc.496
Other Commercial Premises1,239
Industrial Premises70
Crown Properties39
27,928

Table: Mileage of Roads as at 31st December, 1959:—

Mileage of Roads as at 31st December, 1959:—

County Roads, Class 1 (including Trunk Roads)21.42
County Roads, Class 24.30
County Roads, Class 36.12
District Roads80.33
Unadopted Roads9.00121.17

Table: Vital Statistics.

Vital Statistics.

Live Births.Males.Females.Total.
Legitimate6335871,220
Illegitimate292251
6626091,271
Crude birth rate per 1,000 estimated total population14.3
Adjusted birth rate for comparison with other areas13.9
(The area comparability factor for births is 0.97.) Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births4.0
Birth rate for England and Wales16.5

Table: Stillbirths.

Stillbirths.

Males.Females.Total.
Legitimate71421
Illegitimate—22
71623
Stillbirth rate per 1,000 total live and still births17.8
Stillbirth rate per 1,000 estimated total population0.3