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Crayford 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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Rateable Value
£187,622
| Sum represented by a penny rate | £752 | ||
| Live Births. | Total | M. | F. |
| Legitimate | 396 | 207 | 189 |
| Illegitimate | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 407 | 214 | 193 | |
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated home population 14.6. General birth rate for England and Wales 15.5.
| Stillbirths. | Total | M. | F. |
| Legitimate | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — |
| 10 | 7 | 3 |
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 23.9.
Total M. F.
Deaths 273 142 131
Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 9.8.
General death rate for England and Wales 11.4.
The Birth Rate and Death Rate for Crayford compares
favourably with that for other parts of the Country. The
Registrar General has supplied comparability factors for 1953.
The standardised Birth Rate which allows for comparison
with other parts of the Country is 13.8 and the standardised
Death Rate is 11.7.
Maternal Deaths :—
There were no Maternal Deaths in 1953. Deaths of Infants under one year of age:—
| Total | M. | F. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | — |
| 10 | 5 | 5 |
Rate per 1,000 live births (Crayford) 24.5.
Rate per 1,000 legitimate live births 22.7.
General death rate of infants under 1 year of age for England
and Wales 26.8.
Deaths from Various Causes.
Malignant Neoplasm (all ages) 34
Measles (all ages) -
Whooping Cough (all ages) -
Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 1
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