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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
| Area (in acres) | |
| Population (Registrar General's estimate mid-year 1960) | 30,920 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 9,555 |
| Rateable Value | £479,968 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate | £1,950 |
Live Births
| Total | M | F | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 511 | 256 | 255 |
| Illegitimate | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| 526 | 267 | 259 |
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated home population - 17.01
Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births - 2.85%
General birth rate for England and Wales - 17.1
Stillbirths
| Total | M | F | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | - |
| 4 | 3 | 1 |
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births - 7.55
| Total | M | F | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 258 | 152 | 106 |
Death rate per 1.000 of the estimated resident population - 8.34
General death rate for England and Wales - 11.5
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