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Town Hall,
Anerley Road,
Anerley, S.E.
To the Chairman and Members of the Urban District
Council of Penge, S.E.
Gentlemen,
I have held the office of Medical Officer of Health
since. June 1st, 1909, and have the honour of presenting
to you my Annual Report on the health of the district
for the year ending December 31st, 1909.
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 1909 24,408
Area of District in Acres 770
Density of population per acre 31.69
Birth Rate 161
Corrected Death Rate 11.3
Zymotic Death Rate (including Influenza) .53
Zymotic Death Rate (excluding Influenza) .32
Infantile Mortality Rate (under one year) 117.04
Under 5 years. Death Rate per cent. of
the total number of Deaths registered 21.37