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Bromley 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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DEATHS.
The total number of deaths belonging to the Borough and
registered during the year was 720. Of this number, 336 were
males and 384 were females.
The Death Rate for the year 1952 is 11.2 per 1,000 total
population. The rate for England and Wales is 11.3 and 12.6 for
the Administrative County of London.
Comparative death rates for Bromley and England and Wales for the past ten years are as under:—
| Year | Bromley Rate | England & Wales |
|---|---|---|
An analysis of the age at death shows that of the 720 deaths
registered:—
| M. | F. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | |
| 1 | 1 | |
| — | ||
| 10 | ||
CAUSATION OF DEATHS.
The main causes of death in Bromley, together with comparative rates per 1,000 population for the last five years were:—
| 1948. | 1949. | 1950. | 1951. | 1952. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | |||||
| — | — | ||||
| Tuberculosis | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.31 | 0.17 |
The main deductions to be made from this table are the
remarkable reduction of tuberculosis as a cause of death, and the
almost constant level of cancer deaths rate.