London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bexley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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| 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area (acres) | 4,869 | 4,869 | 4,869 | 4,869 | 4,869 | 4,869 | 4,869 |
| (a) Figure for calculating birth rates | 80,110 | 77,670 | 72,080 | 77,020 | 76,740 | 71,130 | 75,040 |
| (b) Figure for the calculation of death rates, etc. | 78,880 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Erected | 1,002 | 113 | nil | 5 | 5 | nil | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses according to rate books (estimated) | 24,748 | 24,866 | 24,350 | 24,302 | 24,246 | 23,969 | 23,873 |
| Rateable value | £601,847 | £603,611 | £591,174 | £597,392 | £597,716 | £593,103 | £592.910 |
| Sum represented by Penny Rate | £2,350 | £2,340 | £2,200 | £2,300 | £2,400 | £2,400 | £2,350 |
| 31st December—Men | 712 | 151 | 21 | 66 | 57 | 24 | 122 |
| Women | 986 | 529 | 146 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 43 |
| Boys | 107 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 38 |
| Girls | 215 | 57 | 24 | 39 | 11 | 22 | 42 |
| Total | 1,620 | 771 | 207 | 148 | 109 | 58 | 245 |