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Bromley 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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14
SECTION A.
VITAL AND OTHER
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
OF THE AREA.
The area of the Borough is 6,519 acres.
Registrar General's estimate of total population (mid-year), 1953 64.590
Population at time of Census, 1951 64,178
Censal Increase, 1931/1951 16,480
Number of Valuation assessments as at 31st March, 1953: —
(a) Houses and Flats:—
Not exceeding £10 Rateable Value 344
£11 to £13 Rateable Value 553
£14 to £20 Rateable Value 4,881
£21 to £30 Rateable Value 6,989
£31 to £40 Rateable Value 2,622
£41 to £50 Rateable Value 1,452
£51 to £75 Rateable Value 1,293
£76 to £100 Rateable Value 408
Exceeding £100 Rateable Value 337
18,879
(b) Commercial 1,401
(c) Licensed Premises 40
(d) Entertainment and Recreational 87
(e) Public Utility 28
(f) Educational and Cultural 28
(g) Industrial 54
(h) Miscellaneous 218
Total 20,735
Rateable Value at 31st March, 1953 £778,033
Rateable Value at 31st March, 1954 £793,840
Estimated Product of a Penny Rate for the year ending
31st March, 1955, is £3,195

Table: Vital Statistics.Live Births.

Vital Statistics.Live Births.

Total.Male.Female.
Legitimate858421437Birth Rate 13.6 (crude) per 1,000 total population. (Adjusted rate for comparison with other areas 13.9.)
Illegitimate221012
880431449
Stillbirths.
Total.Male.Female.
Legitimate16610Stillbirth Rate 0.25 per 1,000 total population and 17.9 per 1,000 (live and still births).
Illegitimate———
16610
Deaths.
Total.Male.Female.
692325367Death Rate 10.7 per 1,000 total population. (Adjusted rate for comparison with other areas 9.3.)