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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
Crayford 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
Area (in acres) 2,698.71
Population (Registrar Generals
estimate mid-year 1956) 29,530
Number of inhabited houses 9,260
Rateable Value £389,227
Sum represented by a penny rate £1,587
Live Births
| Total | M | F | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 465 | 225 | 240 |
| Illegitimate | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| 476 | 231 | 245 |
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated home population - 16.1
General birth rate for England and Wales - 15.6
Stillbirths
| Total | M | F | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Illegitimate | - | - | - |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births - 12.44 | |||
| Total | M | F | |
| Deaths | 247 | 135 | 112 |
Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population - 8.36
General death rate for England and Wales - 11.7
The Birth Rate and Death Rate for Crayford compares favourably
*ith that for other parts of the Country. The Registrar General
has supplied comparability factors for 1956. The standardised
Birth Rate which allows for comparison with other parts of the
Country is 15.3 and the standardised Death Rate is 10.95
(7)