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The numbers of exchange lines and phones from 1922 to 1988
are available in annual statistical publications at the BT Archives.
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Longfield |
West Ash |
Ash Green |
| Year |
Lines |
Phones |
Lines |
Phones |
Lines |
Phones |
| 1922 |
17 |
20 |
8 |
10 |
|
|
| 1923 |
20 |
25 |
10 |
12 |
|
|
| 1924 |
31 |
38 |
17 |
19 |
|
|
| 1925 |
41 |
47 |
20 |
23 |
|
|
| 1926 |
50 |
58 |
20 |
21 |
|
|
| 1927 |
65 |
73 |
24 |
27 |
|
|
| 1928 |
81 |
90 |
27 |
30 |
|
|
| 1929 |
101 |
114 |
30 |
35 |
|
|
| 1930 |
128 |
139 |
33 |
39 |
|
|
| 1931 |
132 |
148 |
31 |
38 |
|
|
| 1932 |
147 |
166 |
34 |
42 |
|
|
| 1933 |
150 |
172 |
37 |
44 |
|
|
| 1934 |
155 |
179 |
40 |
49 |
|
|
| 1935 |
174 |
198 |
41 |
51 |
|
|
| 1936 |
198 |
228 |
47 |
56 |
|
|
| 1937 |
221 |
257 |
49 |
62 |
|
|
| 1938 |
235 |
263 |
60 |
77 |
|
|
| 1940 |
253 |
300 |
61 |
76 |
|
|
| 1941 |
248 |
285 |
61 |
70 |
|
|
| 1942 |
254 |
301 |
60 |
68 |
|
|
| 1943 |
276 |
320 |
73 |
86 |
|
|
| 1945 |
291 |
358 |
75 |
96 |
|
|
| 1946 |
312 |
323 |
84 |
99 |
|
|
| 1947 |
357 |
372 |
95 |
109 |
|
|
| 1948 |
374 |
388 |
96 |
113 |
|
|
| 1949 |
406 |
436 |
104 |
122 |
|
|
| 1950 |
406 |
492 |
109 |
133 |
|
|
| 1951 |
428 |
513 |
144 |
135 |
|
|
| 1952 |
469 |
564 |
121 |
149 |
|
|
| 1953 |
520 |
616 |
124 |
165 |
|
|
| 1954 |
567 |
647 |
127 |
155 |
|
|
| 1955 |
641 |
733 |
130 |
161 |
|
|
| 1956 |
689 |
796 |
139 |
169 |
|
|
| 1957 |
730 |
844 |
145 |
175 |
|
|
| 1958 |
748 |
873 |
142 |
181 |
|
|
| 1959 |
877 |
1029 |
147 |
190 |
|
|
| 1960 |
988 |
1150 |
153 |
201 |
|
|
| 1961 |
1110 |
1272 |
157 |
201 |
|
|
| 1962 |
1186 |
1356 |
165 |
211 |
|
|
| 1963 |
1260 |
1439 |
172 |
232 |
|
|
| 1964 |
1366 |
1563 |
175 |
242 |
|
|
| 1965 |
1525 |
1667 |
186 |
261 |
|
|
| 1966 |
1860 |
2024 |
202 |
343 |
|
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| 1967 |
2091 |
2294 |
221 |
381 |
|
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| 1968 |
2267 |
2493 |
233 |
405 |
12 |
16 |
| 1969 |
2472 |
2986 |
246 |
458 |
111 |
128 |
| 1970 |
2783 |
3284 |
230 |
436 |
188 |
229 |
| 1971 |
3008 |
3549 |
225 |
414 |
256 |
288 |
| 1972 |
3189 |
3837 |
|
|
363 |
363 |
| 1973 |
3332 |
4079 |
|
|
828 |
1207 |
| 1974 |
3470 |
4232 |
|
|
1056 |
1504 |
| 1975 |
3626 |
4566 |
|
|
1243 |
1809 |
| 1976 |
3822 |
4721 |
|
|
1480 |
2080 |
| 1977 |
3986 |
4910 |
|
|
1707 |
2320 |
| 1978 |
4190 |
5238 |
|
|
1944 |
2588 |
| 1979 |
4412 |
5463 |
|
|
2137 |
2834 |
| 1980 |
4589 |
5705 |
|
|
2317 |
3124 |
| 1981 |
4660 |
5826 |
|
|
2401 |
3233 |
| 1982 |
4719 |
5931 |
|
|
2484 |
3366 |
| 1983 |
4778 |
6030 |
|
|
2558 |
3459 |
| 1984 |
4938 |
|
|
|
2689 |
|
| 1985 |
5058 |
|
|
|
2730 |
|
| 1986 |
5210 |
|
|
|
2799 |
|
| 1987 |
5335 |
|
|
|
2812 |
|
| 1988 |
5480 |
|
|
|
2864 |
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