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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 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Table: SECTION A.VITAL AND OTHER STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.

SECTION A.

VITAL AND OTHER STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.

Area in acres6,519
Registrar General's estimate of total population (mid-year), 194964,140
No. of inhabited houses and flats, according to the rate book, at the close of the year17,819
No. of valuation assessments of habitable premises at the close of the year17,918
(a) Bromley (Old Borough area)(b) Keston and HayesTotal
Houses13,1022,95216,054
Flats1,724911.815
Farmhouses12113
Public Houses31536
14,8693,04917,918
Rateable Value (31st March, 1950)£742,901
Product of a Penny Rate for year ending 31st March, 1950£3,070

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Vital Statistics.

Table: Live Births.

Live Births.

TotalMaleFemale
Legitimate987508479Birth Rate 16.1 per 1,000 population.
Illegitimate432419
1,030532498

Table: Stillbirths.

Stillbirths.

TotalMaleFemale
Illegitimate-——Stillbirth Rate 21.8 per 1,000 (live and still) births.
Legitimate231112
231112
Deaths.
TotalMaleFemaleDeath Rate 10.9 per 1,000 population.
699321378
Deaths from Puerperal Causes.
Puerperal Sepsis—Maternal Mortality Rate 0.95 per 1,000 (live and still) births.
Other Puerperal Causes1
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age.
TotalMaleFemale
Legitimate16124Infant Mortality Rate 15.5 per 1,000 live births.
Illegitimate———
16124