Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Deaths:
Total Male Female
From all causes 661 326 335
Rate per 1,000 estimated
resident civilian
population:
13.3
Deaths from Puerperal Causes :
Puerperal Sepsis—NIL.
Other Puerperal Causes—NIL.
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age:
Total Male Female
Legitimate 24 10 14
Illegitimate 8 4 4
32 14 18
Rate per 1,000 livebirths :
39.02
Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age :
All infants per 1,000 live births 39.02
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate births 31.78
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 123.07
Deaths from:
Cancer (all ages) .122
Measles (all ages)
Whooping Cough (all ages) 1
Diarrhoea (under 21 years of age) 5
Meteorology.
The Borough Engineer has kindly supplied the following
details from the records of his Department:—
Annual rainfall 21.17 inches
Mean maximum daily temperature 58° F.
Mean minimum daily temperature 43° F.
Highest maximum temperature 900 F. on 6.3.44
Lowest minimum temperature 23° F. on 6.3.44
and 25.12.44
Lowest grass temperature recorded 190 F. on 15.3.44