London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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GREATER LONDON AND LOCAL AUTHORITY AREAS
Population, showing change in inter-censal period, percentages of certain age groups and of persons born in U.K.
| Area | Population at 1971 Census | % change since 1961 Census | % under age 25 | Persons of pensionable age: % living alone | Percentage of population born in U.K. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREATER LONDON | 7,452,346 | -6.8 | 36.4 | 25.6 | 84.1 |
| City of London | 4,245 | -11 | 29.7 | 15.2 | 80.6 |
| London Boroughs: | |||||
| Barking | 160,800 | -9.2 | 37.1 | 22.7 | 95.3 |
| Barnet | 306,560 | -3.7 | 35.2 | 21 | 81.9 |
| Bexley | 217,076 | 3.4 | 37 | 20.6 | 95.5 |
| Brent | 280,657 | -5.2 | 37.3 | 23.3 | 70.5 |
| Bromley | 305,377 | 4.1 | 36.5 | 21.2 | 93.3 |
| Camden | 206,737 | -15.9 | 33.4 | 35 | 69.1 |
| Croydon | 333,870 | 3.1 | 38 | 22.5 | 88.4 |
| Ealing | 301,108 | -0.2 | 36.6 | 22.2 | 78 |
| Enfield | 268,004 | -2.1 | 34.9 | 22.5 | 90.6 |
| Greenwich | 217,664 | -5.3 | 38.2 | 25.6 | 91.9 |
| Hackney | 220,279 | -14.5 | 38.6 | 30.5 | 78.8 |
| Hammersmith | 187,195 | -15.7 | 35.9 | 32.2 | 75 |
| Haringey | 240,073 | -7.4 | 38 | 27.3 | 75.2 |
| Harrow | 203,215 | -2.8 | 34.8 | 19.1 | 88.3 |
| Havering | 247,696 | 0.9 | 39.2 | 20.5 | 96.1 |
| Hillingdon | 234,888 | 2.9 | 37.6 | 19.1 | 91.8 |
| Hounslow | 206,956 | -0.9 | 36.6 | 22.6 | 85.7 |
| Islington | 201,874 | -22.7 | 36.8 | 33.5 | 75.1 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 188,227 | -13.9 | 36.1 | 35.9 | 62.9 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 140,525 | -3.8 | 22.2 | 90.9 | |
| Lambeth | 307,516 | -10 | 38.7 | 30.6 | 78.5 |
| Lewisham | 268,474 | -7.6 | 37.9 | 26.3 | 88.3 |
| Merton | 177,324 | -6.2 | 23.5 | 88.4 | |
| Newham | 237,390 | -10.5 | 38.9 | 27.1 | 87.5 |
| Redbridge | 239,889 | -4.1 | 35.1 | 21.4 | 91.7 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 174,628 | -3.5 | 32.7 | 24.7 | 88.8 |
| Southwark | 262,138 | -16.4 | 37.5 | 31.5 | 87.4 |
| Sutton | 169,494 | 0.2 | 34.8 | 21.2 | 92.9 |
| Tower Hamlets | 165,776 | -19.4 | 37.1 | 31.2 | 86.8 |
| Waltham Forest | 234,680 | -5.6 | 35.3 | 24.7 | 89.9 |
| Wandsworth | 302,258 | -9.9 | 36.5 | 27.9 | 81 |
| Westminster | 239,748 | -11.8 | 29.6 | 34.8 | 62.3 |