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The district is situated on the slope of a hill, its highest point being 370 ft.
above sea level and the lowest 95 feet above sea level.
The density of population per acre is 32, this being the highest in the County
of Kent. The remains of the Crystal Palace and the greater part of the grounds,
occupying approximately 127 acres, are within the district and provide a much
needed " lung."
The district is mainly residential although in recent years there has been an
increase in the amount of industrial work in the district, the chief industries being
engineering, button making, printing and laundry work.
The Manager of the Employment Exchange informed me that there were
approximately 85 persons registered as unemployed in the Penge Urban District
at the end of the year.
VITAL STATISTICS.
Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated Civilian population 20.84
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 of estimated Civilian population 0.48
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 22.64
Crude Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated Civilian population 11.22
Adjusted Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated Civilian population 10.32
Deaths from Puerperal Causes:—Rate per 1,000 total (live and still)
births 1.88
Death Rate of Infants Under One Year of Age.
All infants per 1,000 live births 19.30
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 21.00
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births Nil
Births.
The live births registered during the year numbered 518. This gives a live
birth rate of 20.84 per 1,000 Civilian Population compared with 22.74 for 1948.
Stillbirths.
The number of stillbirths registered was 12, equal to a rate of 22.64 per
1,000 total births, compared with 21.35 for 1948.
Deaths.
The deaths registered totalled 279, equal to a crude death rate for the year
of 11.22 per 1,000 civilian population, compared with 11.69 for 1948.
The area comparability factor calculated by the Registrar-General for the
purpose of securing comparability between local death rates is 0.92. This makes
the Adjusted Death Rate 10.32, the lowest rate recorded for the district since 1933.