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Bromley 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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therefore undue concern need not he expressed at the low
rate of 12.3 for 1933. The total number of births notified
annually in this area is not a diminishing1 factor, but the
rapid influx of population to new estates tends to lower
the rate and thus comparison of local birtli rates are
misleading. Nevertheless the decline in the birth rate is
a problem, but one which is national rather than local.
Stillbirths.
Seventeen stillbirths were registered in 1933 whereas
14 were notified under the Notification of Births Act, 1907.
The latter figure is subject to correction for inward and
outwards transfers, and therefore the former figure is the
accepted one for statistical record.
Since compulsory registration of stillbirths in 1927 it will be seen from the following table that there has been little sign of downward tendency in the stillbirth rate, although there is a reduction for 1933:—
| Year. | Stillbirths. | Rate per 1,000 Births. |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 16 | 25.2 |
| 1928 | 10 | 15.3 |
| 1929 | 23 | 36.8 |
| 1930 | 17 | 27.0 |
| 1931 | 26 | 40.4 |
| 1932 | 24 | 38.1 |
| 1933 | 17 | 27.6 |
Deaths.
Four hundred and eighty-nine deaths were registered
during the year, being 15 less than the previous year.
The crude Death Rate for 1933 is 10.1 per 1,000 of the
estimated population.
In the following tabulation is shown the crude death
rates for Bromley in comparison with the death rates for
England and Wales during the past eleven years:—