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Orpington 1962
[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 1962 80,950
Rateable value at 31st December, 1962 £1,358,150
Estimated net product of a Penny Rate, 1962/3 £5,600
Rate in the Pound, 1962/3 21/4
Total number of valuation assessments at 31st December, 1962 25,075
Mileage of Roads as at 31st December, 1962.
County Roads (Class I, II and III) 42.40 miles
District Roads 118.64 miles
Unadopted Roads 23.78 miles
Total 184.82 miles
| Males | Females | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 704 | 652 | 1356 | |
| Illegitimate | 23 | 28 | 51 | |
| 727 | 680 | 1407 | ||
| Crude birth rate per 1,000 estimated total population | 17.4 | |||
| Adjusted birth rate for comparison with other areas | 16.7 | |||
| (The area comparability factor for births is 0.96) Illegitimate live births (per cent. of total live births) | 3.6 | |||
| Birth rate for England and Wales | 18.0 | |||
| Males | Females | Total | ||
| Legitimate | 14 | 9 | 23 | |
| Illegitimate | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | 10 | 24 | ||
| Stillbirth rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths | 16.8 | |||
| Stillbirth rate per 1,000 estimated total population | 0.3 | |||
| Stillbirth rate for England and Wales | 18.1 | |||
| Males | Females | Total | ||
| Legitimate | 718 | 661 | 1379 | |
| Illegitimate | 23 | 29 | 52 | |
| 741 | 690 | 1431 | ||