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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 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Table: Deaths :

Deaths :

TotalMaleFemale
From all causes604282322Rate per 1,000 estimated resident civilian population :11.7

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Deaths from Puerperal Causes:
Puerperal Sepsis—NIL.
Other Puerperal Causes—NIL.

Table: Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age:

Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age:

TotalMaleFemale
Legitimate22157Rate Per 1.000 lit' births:27.7
Illegitimate321
425178

Table: Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age :

Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age :

All infants per 1,000 live births27.7
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate births26.03
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births53.57

Table: Deaths from :

Deaths from :

Cancer (all ages)93
Measles (all ages)—
Whooping Cough (all ages)1
Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)2

Table: Meteorology.The Borough Surveyor has kindly supplied the follow. details from the records of his Department:—

Meteorology.The Borough Surveyor has kindly supplied the follow. details from the records of his Department:—

Total rainfall22.32 inches
Mean maximum daily temperature43° F.
Mean minimum daily temperature38° F.
Highest maximum temperature recorded86° F. on 30.7.43 and 14.5. 43
Lowest minimum temperature recorded26° F. on 9.1.43
Lowest grass temperature recorded21° F. on 18.3.40

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Population.
The Registrar General gives 51,300 as the estimated civilian
population for mid-1943, and this figure is used for the calculation
of vital rates in this Report.
Births.
The Birth Rate for 1943 is 17.5 per 1,000 population compared
with 17.2 for 1942.