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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Year. | Bromley. | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 74 | 77 |
| 1923 | 60 | 69 |
| 1924 | 58 | 75 |
| 1925 | 57 | 75 |
| 1926 | 33 | 70 |
| 1927 | 50 | 69 |
| 1928 | 49 | 65 |
| 1929 | 46 | 74 |
| 1930 | 41 | 60 |
| 1931 | 47 | 66 |
| Years. | Sepsis. | Accidents of pregnancy, etc. | Rate per 1,000 Births. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1911-1915 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 1916-1920 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| 1921-1925 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 1926-1930 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 1931 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
III.—MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
The Maternity and Child Welfare services consist
of the following:—
1. Five Health Visitors who are employed half-time
on School Medical duties. They attend the
centres and carry out the teaching of mothercraft
in the homes.
2. Six welfare centres are held weekly, with a
doctor in attendance.
3. Ante-natal clinics are held twice monthly.
4. Maternity hospital provision for necessitous
cases.
5. Home visiting of boarded-out children under the
Children Act, 1908—Part I.
6. Free milk for necessitous cases.
Orthopædic treatment and Consulting Surgeon
for the crippled child.