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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 1947
[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 |
| Registrar-General's estimate of population, mid-1947 | 58,080 |
| Number of occupied houses, 31st December, 1947 | 16,678 |
| Rateable Value 31st December, 1947 | £496,686 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate, 31st December, 1947 | £2,000 |
SECTION B. VITAL STATISTICS.
| Total. | M. | F. | Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated residential population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 1054 | 532 | 522 | 19.0 |
| Illegitimate | 53 | 34 | 19 | ||
| Total | 1107 | 566 | 541 | ||
| Rate per 1,000 (live and still births) | |||||
| Still-births | 26 | 12 | 14 | 22.94 | |
| Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated residential population. | |||||
| Deaths | 505 | 260 | 245 | 8.6 | |
| Deaths from Puerperal causes: | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | |||
| Puerperal sepsis | Nil. | Nil. | |||
| Other puerperal causes | 3 | 2.64 | |||
| Total | 3 | 2.64 | |||
| Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:— | |||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births (33) | 29 | ||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate births (32) | 28 | ||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births (1) | 18 | ||||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 90 | ||||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 1 | ||||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | Nil | ||||
| Deaths from Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) | 3 | ||||