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Orpington 1961
[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) 292.28
Registrar General's estimate of total population (mid-year) 1961 80,080
Rateable value at 31st December, 1961 £1,325,827
Estimated net product of a penny rate, 1961/2 £5,480
Total number of valuation assessments at 31st December, 1961 24,733
| County Roads (Class I, 11 and 111) | 41.35 | miles |
| District Roads | 114.62 | miles |
| Unadopted Roads | 25.36 | miles |
| Total | 181.33 | miles |
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 651 | 621 | 1272 |
| Illegitimate | 15 | 21 | 36 |
| 666 | 642 | 1308 |
Crude birth rate per 1,000 estimated total population 16.3
Adjusted birth rate for comparison with other areas 15.6
(The area comparability factor for births is 0.96)
Illegitimate live births (per cent. of total live births) 2.75
Birth rate for England and Wales 17.4
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | — | 1 |
| 9 | 4 | 13 |
Stillbirth rate per 1,000 live and still births 9.8
Stillbirth rate per 1,000 estimated total population 0.16
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 659 | 625 | 1284 |
| Illegitimate | 16 | 21 | 37 |
| 675 | 646 | 1321 |