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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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The following table gives the death rates for Bromley in comparison with the death rates for England and Wales during the past ten years:—
| Year | Bromley Rate (crude) | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 10.0 | 12.1 |
| 1940 | 12.9 | 14.3 |
| 1941 | 15.1 | 12.9 |
| 1942 | 11.4 | 11.6 |
| 1943 | 11.7 | 12.1 |
| 1944 | 13.3 | 11.6 |
| 1945 | 12.5 | 11.4 |
| 1946 | 10.8 | 11.5 |
| 1947 | 11.7 | 12.0 |
| 1948 | 9.9 | 10.8 |
The main causes of death in Bromley, with comparative rates per 1,000 population for the past five years, are shown in the following table:—
| Rates per 1,000 population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 1947 | 1946 | 1945 | 1944 | |
| Heart Disease | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| Cancer | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| Respiratory disease (non-T.B.) | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Congenital causes | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Infectious disease | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Influenza | — | 0.03 | 0.1 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
UNEMPLOYMENT.
The Manager of the Employment Exchange, Bromley, has
kindly supplied the following details with regard to unemployment
during 1948:—
“ Recorded unemployment at the end of December, 1948:—
(a) Men 156
(b) Women 55
These included 73 disabled men, suffering from major and
minor disabilities, and one disabled woman. All the disabled
persons were fit for some sort of employment.
The majority of the men are in the later age group of 50
to 70. The majority of the women registered desire part-time
employment only, for which there is practically no demand.
The peak figures for unemployment in 1948, were recorded
in September, viz:—
Men 160
Women 87
A large number of the workpeople who register for employment
are submitted to employers and placed in employment
within a few days. There is a continual turnover of the workpeople
who register for employment.
Women are still reluctant to take domestic work, especially
employment as resident maids.