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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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The ages at death show that 70.24% were 65 years and over.
| Rates per 1,000 population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 1948 | 1947 | 1946 | 1945 | |
| Heart Disease | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| Cancer | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Respiratory Diseases (non-T.B.) | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Congenital Causes | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Infectious Diseases | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| Influenza | 0.08 | — | 0.03 | 0.1 | 0.06 |
The following table gives the death rates for Bromley in comparison with the death rate for England and Wales during the past five years:—
| Year | Bromley Rate (crude) | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 12.5 | 11.4 |
| 1946 | 10.8 | 11.5 |
| 1947 | 11.7 | 12.0 |
| 1948 | 9.9 | 10.8 |
| 1949 | 10.9 | 11.7 |
Maternal Mortality.
There was one maternal death in the Borough during 1949,
giving a mortality rate of 0.95 per 1,000 total births.
Infantile Mortality.
The Infant Mortality Rate for the year is 15.5 per 1,000 live
births. 16 infants died during 1949 before reaching their first
birthday.
UNEMPLOYMENT.
The Manager of the Employment Exchange has kindly
supplied the following details with regard to unemployment
during 1949:—
Recorded unemployment at the end of December, 1949:—
(a) Men 116
(b) Women 55
These figures included 63 men and 3 women registered as
Disabled Persons, and fit for some form of employment. The
Men's Register was largely comprised of older age group men,
from 55 to 65 years of age.
Many of the women desire only part-time work, for which
there is very little demand locally, and there is a general antipathy
towards domestic employment, particularly residential
posts.
During the year there has been a constant turnover of labour,
the majority of these workpeople being placed in employment
immediately.
The peak of unemployment during the year was in February,
when the figures were 147 men and 57 women.