Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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BROMLEY RURAL DISTRICT.
AREA AND POPULATION.
| No. of Registration District. | Area in Statute acre. | Inhabited Houses. | Population. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land and Inland Water. | Inland Water only. | 1881 | 1891 1901 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | |
| 41 | 28,839 | 40 | 2770 | 3237 3655 | 14303 | 16818 | 18808 |
The above figures omit Chislehurst and Foots Cray, the former of which was constituted an Urban District on April ist, 1900, and the latter on April 1st, 1902.
| Sub Registration Districts. | Area in Situate acres. | Inhabited Houses. | Population. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land and Inland Water. | Inland Water only. | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | |
| BECKENHAM R | 3942 | 3 | 319 | 409 | 447 | 1657 | 2066 | 2166 |
| Hayes | 1282 | .. | 143 | 160 | 118 | 694 | 804 | 838 |
| West Wickham | 2660 | 3 | 176 | 249 | 259 | 963 | 1262 | 1328 |
| ORPINGTON | 21117 | 21 | 2038 | 2336 | 2607 | 10458 | 12138 | 13442 |
| Chelsfield | 3378 | .. | 193 | 232 | 330 | 947 | 1122 | 1522 |
| Cndham | 5925 | 1 | 217 | 217 | 230 | 1029 | 11C3 | 1111 |
| Downe | 1652 | .. | 117 | 127 | 139 | 555 | 581 | 610 |
| Farnborough | 1429 | .. | 137 | 258 | 285 | 1451 | 1627 | 2262 |
| Keston | 1487 | 8 | 151 | 150 | 171 | 731 | 746 | 832 |
| Knockholt | 1701 | 1 | 171 | 191 | 217 | 789 | 872 | 952 |
| Orpington | 3517 | 7 | 581 | 760 | 830 | 3050 | 4099 | 4259 |
| St. Mary Cray | 2028 | 4 | 371 | 401 | 405 | 1906 | 1988 | 1894 |
| 4- CHISLEHURST | 3780 | 16 | 413 | 492 | 601 | 2188 | 2614 | 3200 |
| Mottiugham | 642 | .. | 130 | 172 | 219 | 779 | 1037 | 1332 |
| N. Cray | 1484 | 10 | 130 | 117 | 143 | S35 | 549 | 661 |
| St. Paul's Cray | 1654 | 6 | 153 | 203 | 239 | 774 | 1028 | 1207 |
| Total for whole District. | 28839 | 40 | 2770 | 3237 | 3665 | 14303 | 16818 | 18808 |