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Penge 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]

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Town Hall,
Anerley Road,
Anerley, S.E.
To the Chairman and Members of the Penge Urban District
Council.
Gentlemen.
I have now the honour to present to you my report
for the year ending December 31st, 1903.
The principal features of the Vital Statistics for the
year are as follows:—
Total Population of all ages, Census of
1901 22,468
Number of Inhabited Houses, Census of
1901 3,811
Average number of Persons per House,
Census of 1901 5.89
Population, estimated middle of 1903 22,965
Area of District in Acres 770
Density of Population per Acre 29.8
Birth Rate 20.7
Corrected Death Rate 10.9
Zymotic Death Rate 0.69
Infantile Mortality Rate (under one year) 117.64
Under 5 years. Death Rate per cent 27.4