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Bromley 1945

[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

Table: No. of valuation assessments of habitable premises at the close of the year 1945 :

No. of valuation assessments of habitable premises at the close of the year 1945 :

(a) Bromley (old Bromley Area)(b) Hayes & Keston
Houses12,5312,669
Flats1,44574
Farmhouses131
Public Houses315
14,0202,74916,769
Rateable Value (31.3.1946)£703,787
Product of a Penny Rate (year ending 31.3.47)£2,820 net

Table: Vital Statistics. Live Births:

Vital Statistics. Live Births:

TotalMaleFemale
Legitimate807419388Birth rate per 1.000 of the estimated civilian resident population: 16.6
Illegitimate652837
872447425
Stillbirths:
TotalMaleFemale
Legitimate14122Stillbirth rate per 1,000 (live and still) births. 16.9
Illegitimate11—
15132
Deaths:
TotalMaleFemale
657319338Death rate per 1,000estimated resident civilian population: 12.5