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Bromley 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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10
I.—STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Statistics.
Area (in acres) 4,697
Population—
Census (1921) 35,052
Census (1931) 45,34874
Mid-year (1932)
(Registrar General's estimate) 46,800
Number of inhabited houses
(Census 1921) 7,400
(December, 1932) 11,711
Rateable value £489,637
The sum represented by a penny rate £2,010
Vital Statistics.

Table: The following extracts from the vital statistics relate to the nett births and deaths after correction for inward and outward transfers:—

The following extracts from the vital statistics relate to the nett births and deaths after correction for inward and outward transfers:—

Live Births
Total.Male.Female
Legitimate571284287Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident poulation:12.9.
Illegitimate341717
605301304
Stillbirths Legitimate24186Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births:38.1.
Illegitimate——-
24186
Deaths504228276Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population : 10.7.
Deaths from puerperal causes : Number of deathsRate per 1,000 total (live and still) births:
From sepsis11.5
From other causes11.5