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Orpington 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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SECTION A.
VITAL AND OTHER STATISTICS AND SOCIAL
CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Summary of Vital and Other Statistics.
Area (in acres) 20,842
Registrar General's estimate of total population
(mid-year) 1952 63,670
No. of Inhabited Houses and Flats, according
to the rate books at the close of the year 19,082
Total number of valuation assessments of habitable
premises at the close of the year (Including
shops, factories, etc) 19,303
Rateable Value (31st December, 1952) £576,095
Product of a Penny Rate for the year ending
31st March, 1953 £2,320
VITAL STATISTICS
Live Births
| Total | Male | Fema1e | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 901 | 449 | 452 | Birth Rate 14.7 per 1,000 total population. |
| Illegitimate | 33 | 17 | ||
| 934 | 466 | 468 |
Sti11births.
| Total | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 16 | 7 | 9 | Stillbirth Rate 0.27 per 1,000 total population and 17.88 per 1,000 (live and still) births. |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 17 | 8 | 9 |
| Deaths | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 565 | 299 | 266 | Death Rate 8.9 per 1,000 total population |
Deaths from Puerperal Causes
Puerperal Sepsis Nl
Other Puerperal Causes Nil