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15
Deaths from Puerperal Causes.
Puerperal Sepsis Nil
Other Puerperal Causes Nil
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age.
Total. Male. Female.
Legitimate . 12 10 2
Illegitimate 1 — 1 Infant Mortality Rate 14.8 per
1.000 live births.
13 10 3
Death Rates of Infants under 1 year of age.
All infants per 1,000 live births 14.8
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 live legitimate births 14.0
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 live illegitimate births 45.45

POPULATION
The Registrar General's estimate of the total population
(civilian and non-civilian) of the Borough, mid-year 1953. is 64.590.
an increase of 240 over the year 1952.
This population figure gives a density of 9.9 persons to the
acre.
The natural increase of population (measured by excess of births
over deaths) for the year was 188.
The population of Bromley has become almost static as records
for the past eight years will indicate:—
1946 60,540
1947 62,640
1948 63,360
1949 64,140
1950 64,610
1951 64.550
1952 64,350
1953 64,590
BIRTHS
The birth rate for 1953 is 13.6 per 1.000 total population
(corrected rate for comparison purposes is 13.9) which is a decrease
°n that of the previous year, and is below the rate of 15.5 for