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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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VITAL AND OTHER STATISTICS
Population (mid-year 1971) 306,680
Area (acres) 37,583
Density of population (persons per acre) 8.16
Rateable value as at 1.4.71 £17,443,482
Product of lp Rate £169,320
Rate in pound 1971/1972 (Domestic) 70p
Births:
| Males | Females | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live | ... | ... | ... | 4,282 |
| Legitimate | 2,058 | 1,935 | 3,993 | |
| Illegitimate | 148 | 141 | 289 |
Crude birth rate per 1,000 estimated total population
14.0
Adjusted birth rate for comparison with other
areas 14.1
(Area comparability factor for births = 1.01)
Illegitimate live births = 7% of all live births
Crude birth rate for Greater London 15.2
Birth rate for England and Wales 16.0
Stillbirths
| Stillbirths | Males | Females | Total | 47 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 21 | 22 | 43 | |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Stillbirth rate for 1,000 live and stillbirths 11.0
Stillbirth rate for Greater London 11.7
Stillbirth rate for England and Wales 12.0
Total births (live and still) 4,329
Stillbirths
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 2,079 | 1,957 | 4,036 |
| Illegitimate | 150 | 143 | 293 |
| Total | 2,229 | 2,100 | 4,329 |