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Orpington 1960
[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
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) 1960 76,020
Rateable value at 31st December, 1960 £1,277,182
Estimated net product of a penny rate, 1960/1961 £5,145
Total number of valuation assessments at 31st December, 1960 24,334
Mileage of Roads as at 31st December, 1960.
County Roads (Class I, II and III) 41.35 miles
District Roads 106.51 miles
Unadopted Roads 27.93 miles
Total 175.79 miles
| Males | Females | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 703 | 685 | 1,388 | |
| Illegitimate | 28 | 21 | 49 | |
| 731 | 706 | 1,437 | ||
| Crude birth rate per 1,000 estimated total population | 18.9 | |||
| Adjusted birth rate for comparison with other areas (The area comparability factor for births is 0.98) | 18.5 | |||
| Illegitimate live births (per cent. of total live births) | 3.47 | |||
| Birth rate for England and Wales | 17.1 | |||
| Males | Females | Total | ||
| Legitimate | 9 | 12 | 21 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 10 | 12 | 22 | ||
| Stillbirth rate per 1,000 total live and still births | 15.1 | |||
| Stillbirth rate per 1,000 estimated total population | 0.3 | |||
| Males | Females | Total | ||
| Legitimate | 712 | 697 | 1,409 | |
| Illegitimate | 29 | 21 | 50 | |
| 741 | 718 | 1,459 | ||