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No. of women dying in, or in consequence of, child birth—
from sepsis 1
from other causes 1
Death Rate of infants under one year of age per 1,000
births—
Legitimate—41. Illegitimate—45. Total—41.
Deaths from measles (all ages) 3.
Deaths from whooping cough (all ages) 1.
Deaths from diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 4.
I .—SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
Bromley is situated on gravel soil at an altitude of 200
feet above sea level. The town is ten miles from the City
of London on the main road to the sea coast. During the
town's rapid development within the past decade it has still
retained its characteristics as a first class residential centre.
There is no staple industry, but the town holds the important
position of being the shopping centre for the large
surrounding residential area.
The records of the Climatological Station at Church
House include the following information for 1930:—
Total rainfall 27.13 inches.
Mean maximum daily temperature 57.1 degrees.
Mean minimum daily temperature 43.7 degrees.
The highest maximum recorded was 90 degrees on the
28th and 29th August, and the lowest minimum recorded
was 22 on 17th November. The lowest grass minimum was
17 on 17th November.
Occupations.
The principal occupations in the Borough, based on
the Census Return of 1921, are as follows:—
General Science 3,692
Commercial and Insurance 2,316
Clerks, Draughtsmen 1,682
Transport and Communication 1,417
Professional 1,078
Textile Goods and Dyes 605
Agricultural 699