Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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5.—OTHER MATTERS
Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as
remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not
under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5).
Notified by H.M. Inspector 2
Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. In
spector 2
Total 4
J. S. TEW, Medical Officer of Health.
April 15th, 1912.
Table 4.— B romley R ural D istrict
Infantile Mortality during the Year 1912.—Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of age.
CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 month. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Causes—Certified | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 55 |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
Tuberculosus Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Tuberculosus Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Congenital Malformations | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Premature Birth | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 |
Atelectasis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Injury at Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Meningitis (not Tuberculosus) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bronchitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 5 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 |
Suffocation, overlying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 |
1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 55 | |
Nett Births in the year—Legitimate, 418; Illegitimate, 32. Nett Deaths in the year of Legitimate Infants, 46; Illegitimate Infants, 9. |