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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age.
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 33.3 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 32.7 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 41.6 |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 113 |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | — |
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | — |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 2 |
Meteorology.
The Borough Engineer has kindly supplied the particulars from records kept in his Department:—
| Year 1942. | |
|---|---|
| Total Rainfall | 23.60 ins. |
| Mean maximum daily temperature | 57.34°F. |
| Mean minimum daily temperature | 42.50°F. |
| Highest maximum temperature recorded (6.6.42 and 28.8.42) | 89.0° F. |
| Lowest minimum temperature recorded (15.1.42) | 15.0° F. |
| Lowest grass minimum temperature recorded (21.1.42) | 16.0° F. |
Population.
On the grounds of national security reference to
population statistics is curtailed.
Births.
Duriug the year there were notified to me 803 births.
including 783 live births and 20 stillbirths. The official
figure for the year, after adjustment by transferred notifications,
is 897 births, including 871 live births and 26
stillbirths.
The Birth Rate for 1942 is 17.2 per 1,000 of the
resident population, compared with 13.3 for 1941.
871 live births is the highest recorded figure for the
Borough. I he rate is high by reason of the fact that
estimates of the numbers and distribution of the noncivilian
population are not available and the Birth Rate