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Orpington 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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11.
| Male | Female | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 12 | 14 | 26 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 13 | 14 | 27 | ||
| Infant Mortality rate per 1,000 live births | 20.5 | |||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 live legitimate births | 20.3 | |||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 live illegitimate births | 27.8 | |||
| Infant mortality rate for England and Wales | 22.5 | |||
| Male infants per 1,000 male live births | 19.0 | |||
| Female infants per 1,000 female live births | 22.1 | |||
| Neonatal deaths (under 4 weeks of age) per 1,000 live births | 15.2 | |||
| Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births | 2.7 | |||
| Maternal Mortality. Maternal deaths (including abortion) | Nil | |||
| Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live and still births | Nil | |||
| Maternal mortality rate for England and Wales | 0.43 | |||
| Male | Female | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 388 | 359 | 747 | ||
| Crude death rate per 1,000 estimated total population | 10.1 | |||
| Adjusted death rate for comparison purposes (The area comparability factor for deaths is 1.12.) | 11.3 | |||
| Death rate for England and Wales | 11.7 | |||
Population.
The Registrar General's estimate of the total population of
the Urban District, mid-year 1958, was 73,640, which is an increase
of 1,470 over the figure for 1957, and is equivalent to a density of
3.53 persons to the acre.
The natural increase of population, measured by excess of
births over deaths, was 572.
This increase continues the healthy trend noted in previous years, which is illustrated in the figures below showing the growth of the population during the last decade.
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1949 | 59,500 |
| 1950 | 62,420 |
| 1951 | 62,850 |
| 1952 | 63,670 |
| 1953 | 64,480 |
| 1954 | 66,380 |
| 1955 | 68,450 |
| 1956 | 70,410 |
| 1957 | 72,170 |
| 1958 | 73,640 |