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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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SECTION A.
VITAL AND OTHER STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
| Area (in acres) Registrar General's estimate of population (mid-year), 1947 No. of inhabited houses and flats, according to the rate books at the close of the year No. of valuation assessments of habitable premises at the close of the year | 6,519 | ||
| 62,640 | |||
| 17,172 | |||
| 17,208 | |||
| (a) Bromley (old Bromley area) | (b) Hayes & Keston | Total | |
| Houses | 12,675 | 2,844 | 15,519 |
| Flats | 1,557 | 83 | 1,640 |
| Farmhouses | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| Public Houses | 31 | 5 | 36 |
| 14,275 | 2,933 | 17,208 | |
| Rateable Value (31st March, 1948) Product of a Penny Rate for the year ending 31st March, 1949 | £718,439 £2,870 | ||
Vital Statistics.
| Live Births. | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1252 | 623 | 629 | Birth Rate 20.9 per 1,000 population. |
| Illegitimate | 56 | 27 | 29 | |
| 1308 | 650 | 658 | ||
| Stillbirths. | Total | Male | Female | |
| Legitimate | 31 | 19 | 12 | |
| Illegitimate | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 34 | 20 | 14 | ||
| Deaths. | Total | Male | Female | |
| 731 | 346 | 385 | ||
| Deaths from Puerperal Causes. | ||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | |||
| Other Puerperal causes | 1 | |||
| 1 | ||||
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age. | ||||
| Total | Male | Female | ||
| Legitimate | 24 | 15 | 9 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 25 | 16 | 9 | ||