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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 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]

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Table: Deaths of Infants Under 1 Year of Age

Deaths of Infants Under 1 Year of Age

TotalMaleFema1e
Legitimate16115Infant Mortality Rate 18.2 per 1,000 live births
Illegitimate11—
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Death Rates of Infants Under 1 Year of Age.
All Infants per 1,000 Live Births 18.2
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 live legitimate births 17.8
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 live illegitimate
births 30.3
Comparative Statistics for the Year 1952
Birth Rate (per Death Rate (per Infant
1,000 population) 1,000 population) ality Rates
(per 1,000
live births)
Live Births Stillbirths
Orpington 14.7 0.27 8.9 18.2
England &
Wales 15.3 0.35 11.3 (a) 27.6
London Administrative
County 17.6 0.34 12.6 23.8
(a) per 1,000 related live births
Population
The Registrar General's estimate of the total population
(Civilian and Non-Civilian) of the Urban District,,
mid-year 1952, is 63,670. This population figure gives a
density of 3.05 persons to the acre.
Births
The Birth Rate for 1952 is 14. 7 per 1,000 total population,
which compares favourably with the rate of 15.3 for
England and Wales.
There were 934 live births registered during the year,
of which 466 were males and 468 females.
Comparative rate during the past ten years are as
follow:-