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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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ten years. A chart showing the changes in these age groups
exists in the Department, and it is intended to have such
charts printed in future reports.
OCCUPATIONS.—The following table of principal employments of persons over 12 years of age will give a clear indication of occupations at the time of the 1921 census:
| Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|
| Total persons occupied | 10,194 | 6,071 |
| Commercial and Finance | 1,728 | 588 |
| Railway and Transport | 1,344 | 73 |
| *Agriculture, Gardeners, etc. | 949 | 22 |
| Clerical | 859 | 823 |
| Metal Workers, etc. | 751 | 7 |
| Professional | 531 | 547 |
| Public Administration, etc. | 494 | 124 |
| Builders, etc. | 463 | 1 |
| Painters and Decorators | 432 | 2 |
| Wood and Furniture | 448 | 28 |
| †Personal Service | 390 | 3,302 |
| Retired, or not generally employed | 1,742 | 10,502 |
| *701 of these are gardeners, †Of these, 2,732 are domestic servants. | ||
UNEMPLOYMENT.—This h.as now fallen to pre-war
level—Males 312, and Females 50.
POOR LAW RELIEF.—The Guardians distributed
£10,552 in outdoor relief during the year under review.
II.—VITAL STATISTICS.
BIRTHS.—520 Births were registered in 1925, giving
a Birth Rate of 14.6 per 1,000 population.
There were 34 illegitimate births. The excess of births
over deaths was only 103. The Birth Rate is falling to the