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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Acres. | Roods. | Poles. | Acres. | Roods. | Poles. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Recreation Grounds: | ||||||
| King's Meadow | 9 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Martin's Hill | 11 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Oakley Road | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Queen's Mead | 10 | 3 | 15 | |||
| Whitehall | 17 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Norman Park (reserved) | 56 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 106 | 1 | 26 | ||||
| Public Gardens and Grounds: | ||||||
| Church House Ground | 10 | 3 | 10 | |||
| Library Gardens | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Queen's Garden | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Widmore House | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| 417 | 3 | 24 | ||||
Meteorology.
The following particulars have been extracted from
the records kept at the Climatological Station at Church
House Grounds for the year ended 31st December, 1935:—
Total rainfall 27.08 inches
Mean maximum daily tempera- 57.9 degrees
ture
Mean minimum daily tempera- 44.3 degrees
ture
Highest maximum temperature 80 degrees on 7th
recorded August
Lowest minimum temperature 19 degrees on 24th
recorded December
Lowest grass minimum tern- 10 degrees on 23rd
perature and 24th December
Unemployment.
The Manager of the Employment Exchange has
kindly supplied the following particulars:—
1. Recorded unemployment at the end of December,
1935.
(a) Men 547
(b) Women 158
Total 705