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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SECTION A.—STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
Statistics.
Area (in acres) 6,519
Registrar General's estimate of resident population
mid-year 1945 52,310
No. of inhabited houses according to the rate book:
at the close of the year 1945 16,719
No. of valuation assessments of habitable premises at the close of the year 1945 :
(a) Bromley (old Bromley Area) | (b) Hayes & Keston | ||
---|---|---|---|
Houses | 12,531 | 2,669 | |
Flats | 1,445 | 74 | |
Farmhouses | 13 | 1 | |
Public Houses | 31 | 5 | |
14,020 | 2,749 | 16,769 | |
Rateable Value (31.3.1946) | £703,787 | ||
Product of a Penny Rate (year ending 31.3.47) | £2,820 net |
Vital Statistics. Live Births:
Total | Male | Female | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Legitimate | 807 | 419 | 388 | |
Illegitimate | 65 | 28 | 37 | |
872 | 447 | 425 | ||
Stillbirths: | ||||
Total | Male | Female | ||
Legitimate | 14 | 12 | 2 | |
Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | — | |
15 | 13 | 2 | ||
Deaths: | ||||
Total | Male | Female | ||
657 | 319 | 338 |