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We must, however, take the Registrar General's total of
820 births as the stabilised total for statistical calculations.
Comparative birth rates based on the civilian population:—
Bromley England & Great Towns (incl. Smaller Towns London
Wales London) 25,000-50,000 pop. County
Live Births :
16.5 17.6 20.3 20 9 ' 15.0
Stillbirths :
0.40 0.50 0.64 0.61 0.42
Deaths.
The Death Rate for 1944 is 13.3 per 1,000 population compared
with 11.7 for 1943. But when one considers the evacuation
of some 3,000 of the young population, the calculation of the
rate in the higher aged population left in the district will give
a higher figure than usual.
The total of deaths for 1944 is 661 compared with 604 for
1943.
Bromley's Death Rate, based on 49,730 population, given in
comparison with the rest of the country :—
Bromley England & Great Towns (incl. Smaller Towns London
Wales London) 25,000-50,000 pop. County
13.3 11.6 13.7 12.4 15.7
Main death causes in Bromley during 1944 compare with
the preceding four years as follows :—
1944 1943 1942 1941 1940
Heart disease 182 161 139 170 207
Cancer 122 93 113 123 97
Respiratory (non-tuberculosis) 60 77 57 93 85
Tuberculosis 21 30 33 34 2
Infantile Mortality.
Of the 32 infants' deaths that occurred in 1944, 11 died
locally and 21 were inward transfers. Twenty-four of t ese
cases died in institutions. Of these 32 deaths, 18 died in the
first week of life and 14 between the first week and 12 months
The continued low rate, in spite of yearly variation,
infantile mortality, not only in Bromley but in the country a