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Orpington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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SECTION A.—STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
| Area (in acres) | 20,842 |
| Population, Census, 1931 | 43,610 |
| Registrar-General's estimate of population, mid-1938 | 46,320 |
| Number of occupied houses, 1937 | 13,635 |
| Number of occupied houses, December, 1938 | 14,734 |
| Rateable Value of District, December, 1938 | £431,397 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate, December, 1938 | £1,625 |
SECTION B.—VITAL STATISTICS.
| Total. | M. | F. | Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated population. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live births J | Legitimate | 865 | 442 | 423 | |
| Illegitimate | 33 | 21 | 12 | 19.3 | |
| Total Births | 898 | 463 | 435 | ||
| Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births. | |||||
| Stillbirths | 25 | 15 | 10 | 27.07 | |
| Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated population. | |||||
| Deaths | 388 | 216 | 172 | 8.3 | |
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | ||||
| Deaths from puerperal causes: | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | - | - | |||
| Other puerperal causes | 3 | 3.25 | |||
| Total | 3 | 3.25 | |||
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 28 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 26 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 90 |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 57 |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | Nil. |
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | Nil. |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (imder 2 years of age) | 6 |