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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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VITAL AND OTHER STATISTICS
Population (mid-year 1967) 302,660
Area (acres) 39,293
Density of population (persons per acre) 7.7
Number of domestic properties (1.4.67) 97,068
Rateable value at 1.4.67 £16,092,327
Product of Penny Rate £66,000
Rate in the pound (domestic) 12/-
Births:
| Males | Females | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 2,186 | 2,008 | 4,194 | |
| Illegitimate | 160 | 166 | 326 | |
| (Total) 4,520 | ||||
Crude birth rate per 1,000 estimated total
population 14.9
Adjusted birth rate for comparison with other
areas 15.0
(Area comparability factor for Births = 1.01)
Illegitimate live births per cent, of total live
births 7.2
Birth rate for Greater London 17.0
Birth rate for England and Wales 17.2
Stillbirths:
| Males | Females | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 35 | 24 | 59 | |
| Illegitimate | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| (Total) 64 | ||||
Stillbirth rate per 1,000 total births 14
Stillbirth rate per 1,000 estimated total
population 0.1
Stillbirth rate for Greater London 13.3
Stillbirth rate for England and Wales 14.8
Total births (live and still):
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate 2,221 | 2,032 | 4,253 | |
| Illegitimate 163 | 168 | 331 | |
| (Total) 4,584 | |||