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Bromley 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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desirable residential area. This must be the prime factor
when considering the building of houses by the Corporation,
that the type of house built must be in accordance with the
character of the district.
Poor Law Relief.
The Public Assistance Committee distributed in outdoor
relief in Bromley during the financial year 1930:—
In money £4,188 0 0
In kind £ 358 3 9
£4,546 3 9
II.—VITAL STATISTICS.
Births.
The number of births registered during 1930 were 629,
producing a rate of 15.03, which is a slight increase over
the rate for 1929. The rate for the whole of England and
Wales for 1930 is 16.3, and for London 15.7.
The following table shows Bromley's annual birth rates for the past ten years in comparison with the rates for England and Wales:—
| Birth Rates. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year. | Bromley. | England and Wales. |
| 1921 | 17.9 | 22.4 |
| 1922 | 16.5 | 20.6 |
| 1923 | 16.5 | 19.7 |
| 1924 | 15.1 | 18.8 |
| 1925 | 14.6 | 18.3 |
| 1926 | 14.8 | 17.8 |
| 1927 | 14.9 | 16.7 |
| 1928 | 15.9 | 16.7 |
| 1929 | 14.8 | 16.3 |
| 1930 | 15.03 | 16.3 |
Still-Births.
Seventeen still-births were registered in 1930, of which
eight were males and nine females. This is a reduction of
six compared with 1929.