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Orpington 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]

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10
SECTION A
VITAL AND OTHER STATISTICS AND
SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA

Table: GENERAL STATISTICS

GENERAL STATISTICS

Area of the Urban District (in acres)20,842
Area of Parks, Open Spaces, etc. (in acres)283.6
Registrar-General's estimate of total population mid-year 195873,640
Rateable value at 31st March, 1959£1,149,864
Estimated net product of a penny rate, 1958/9£4,700
Total number of valuation assessments at 31st March, 195923,463

Table: Mileage of Roads as at 1st April, 1958.

Mileage of Roads as at 1st April, 1958.

County Roads, Class I, 11 and III41.35 miles
District Roads97.876 miles
Unadopted Roads37.90 miles
Total177.126 miles

Table: VITAL STATISTICS

VITAL STATISTICS

MaleFemaleTotal
Legitimate6676161,283
Illegitimate191736
6866331,319
Crude birth rate per 1,000 estimated total population17.9
Adjusted birth rate for comparison with other areas17.7
(The area comparability factor for births is 0.99.) Birth rate for England and Wales16.4

Table: Stillbirths.

Stillbirths.

MaleFemaleTotal
Legitimate71421
Illegitimate—33
71724
Stillbirth rate per 1,000 estimated total population0.33
Stillbirth rate per 1,000 live and still births Total Births (Live and Still)17.87
MaleFemaleTotal
Legitimate6746301,304
Illegitimate192039
6936501,343