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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area (acres) 770
Population (Census 1931) 27,771
Population (Census 1951) 25,012
Home Population, Mid-Year 1953 (estimated by Registrar-General) 25,510
Rateable Value, 1st October, 1953 £207,138
Sum represented by Id. rate £834
The district, situated on the north-west border of Kent, and immediately
adjoining the Counties of London and Surrey, is on the slope of a hill, the
highest point being 370 feet above sea level and the lowest 95 feet above sea
level.
The density of population per acre is 33.1, this being the highest in the
County of Kent. The remains of the Crystal Palace and the greater part of the
grounds, occupying 127 acres, are within the district and provide a much needed
"lung" for the area.
The district is mainly residential although there is an amount of light
industrial work in the district, the chief industries being engineering, button
making, printing and laundry work.
The Manager of the Employment Exchange for the area informs me that
there were approximately 130 men and 60 women registered as unemployed at
the end of the year.
VITAL STATISTICS.
Crude Live Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated Home population 20.97
Adjusted Live Birth Rate for 1,000 of estimated Home population 18.87
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 of estimated Home population 0.70
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 32.55
Crude Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated Home population 11.32
Adjusted Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated Home population 10.52
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 1.80
Death Rate of Infants under One Year of Age.
All infants per 1,000 live births 22.43
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 23.71
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births Nil
Births.
The live births registered during the year numbered 535. This gives a crude
live birth rate of 20.97 per 1,000 Home population, compared with 19.61 for
1952.
The area comparability factor calculated by the Registrar-General for
the purpose of securing comparability between local birth rates is 0.90. This
makes the Adjusted Birth Rate 18.87 compared with 19.02 in 1952.
The birth rate for England and Wales was 15.5 and for London 17.5.