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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 1952

[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.

The area of the Borough is 6,519 acres.Registrar General's estimate of total population (mid-year), 195264,350
Population at time of Census, 195164,178
Censal Increase, 1931/195116,480
Number of Valuation assessments as at 31st March, 1952:—
(a) Houses and Flats:—
Not exceeding £10 Rateable Value342
£11 to £13 Rateable Value552
£14 to £20 Rateable Value4,856
£21 to £30 Rateable Value6,896
£31 to £40 Rateable Value2,577
£41 to £50 Rateable Value1,411
£51 to £75 Rateable Value1,271
£76 to £100 Rateable Value402
Exceeding £100 Rateable Value339
18,646
(b) Commercial1,376
(c) Licensed Premises40
(d) Entertainment and Recreational88
(e) Public Utility27
(f) Educational and Cultural28
(g) Industrial53
(h) Miscellaneous199
Total20,457
Rateable Value at 31st March, 1952£768,283
Rateable Value at 31st March, 1953£778,033
Estimated Product of a Penny Rate for the year ending 31st March, 1954, is£3,160

Table: Vital Statistics.

Vital Statistics.

Live Births.Total.Male.Female.
Legitimate873449424Birth Rate 14.1 per 1,000 total population.
Illegitimate352114
908470438
Stillbirths.
Total.Male.Female.
Legitimate1789Stillbirth Rate 0.28 per 1.000 total population and 19.4 per 1,000 (live and still births).
Illegitimate11-
1899