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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
Bromley 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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TABLE III.
The number of deaths from all causes, and from the seven
principal Zymotic Diseases in the Parishes of the Bromley Rural
District in 1898.
The number of deaths from all causes, and from the seven principal Zymotics, include in each parish those outside the parish among persons belonging thereto, and the parishes are ranged in order of their general death-rates.
| Parishes. | Population Census, 1891. | Total Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000. | Deaths from seven principal Zymotics. | Zymotic Death-rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cudham | 1103 | 7 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| West Wickham | 1262 | 11 | 7.1 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Knockholt | 872 | 9 | 8.0 | 3 | 2.0 |
| Farnborough | 1627 | 15 | 8.2 | 3 | 1.6 |
| Hayes | 804 | 8 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Chislehurst | 6557 | 64 | 8.6 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Downe | 581 | 8 | 11.4 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Mottingham | 1037 | 15 | 11.5 | 4 | 3.0 |
| Foot's Cray | 3487 | 58 | 12.0 | 7 | 1.5 |
| St. Mary Cray | 1988 | 28 | 12.6 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Chelsfield | 1122 | 17 | 13.0 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Orpington | 4099 | 75 | 15.2 | 19 | 3.8 |
| Keston | 746 | 15 | 17.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| St. Paul's Cray | 1028 | 29 | 22.5 | 4 | 3.1 |