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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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| All Infants per 1,000 live births | 15.5 |
| Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 15.5 |
| Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | — |
POPULATION.
The Registrar General's estimate of the population of the
Borough (Civilian and Non-civilian), mid-year, 1949, is 64,140,
which is an increase of 780 on the corresponding figure for 1948,
and is equivalent to a density of 9.8 persons per acre.
BIRTHS.
The Birth Rate for 1949 is 16.1 per 1,000 population.
Comparative rates between Bromley and England and Wales
during the past five years are as follows:—
Year Bromley England & Wales
1945 16.6 16.1
1946 19.4 19.1
1947 20.9 20.5
1948 16.4 17.9
1949 16.1 16.7
Illegitimate Births.
The illegitimate birth rate (per 1,000 live and stillbirths) for
1949 is 40.8.
This rate varies from year to year. The average rate over
the last fifteen years was 53.5 per 1,000 births.
Stillbirths.
The Registrar General's returns for the year show that the
number of stillbirths registered for the area was 23 (after adjustment
for inward and outward transfers), which represents a
stillbirth rate of 21.8 per 1,000 (live and still) births, and 0.36 per
1,000 population.
The following table gives details of stillbirths for the past
five years:—
| Year | No. of Stillbirths | Bromley Rate per 1,000 births | England & Wales Rate per 1,000 population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 15 | 16.9 | 0.28 | 0.46 |
| 1946 | 33 | 27.2 | 0.54 | 0.53 |
| 1947 | 34 | 25.3 | 0.54 | 0.50 |
| 1948 | 24 | 22.5 | 0.38 | 0.42 |
| 1949 | 23 | 21.8 | 0.36 | 0.39 |
DEATHS.
699 deaths were recorded during the year, giving a Death
Rate of 10.9 per 1,000 population.
Of this figure, 321 were males and 378 females.
The following table shows the main causes of death in
Bromley, with comparative rates per 1,000 population, for the
past five years.