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Penge 1904
[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, 1904.
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 1904 | 23,206 |
| Area of District in Acres | 770 |
| Density of Population per Acre | 30.13 |
| Birth Rate | 20.8 |
| Corrected Death Rate | 13.4 |
| Zymotic Death Rate... | 1.03 |
| Infantile Mortality Rate (under one year) | 128.36 |
| Under 5 years. Death Rate per cent | 27.3 |