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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
Orpington 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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| Area in acres | 20,842 |
| Registrar-General's estimate of population, mid-1946 | 56,640 |
| Number of occupied houses, December, 1946 | 16,280 |
| Rateable Value of District | £489,482 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate | £1,970 |
| Total. | M. | F. | Birth Kate per 1,000 estimated population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 1072 | 569 | 503 | |
| Illegitimate | 65 | 27 | 38 | 20.0 | |
| Total Births | 1137 | 596 | 541 | ||
| Rate per 1,000 (live and still births) | |||||
| Still-Births | 33 | 20 | 13 | 28.2 Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated population. | |
| Deaths | 531 | 271 | 260 | 9.3 | |
| Deaths from Puerperal causes: | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | |||
| Puerperal sepsis | 1 | 0.8 | |||
| Other pueperal causes | 1 | 0.8 | |||
| Total | 2 | 1.6 | |||
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age: —
| All infants per 1,000 live births (39) | 34 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births (39) | 36 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | — |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 94 |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | Nil |
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | 1 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 2 |