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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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In the following tabulation is shown the crude death rates for Bromley in comparison with the death rates for England and Wales during the past eleven years:—
| Year. | Bromley Crude Death Rates. | England and Wales Death Rates. |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 10.5 | 11.6 |
| 1924 | 11.1 | 12.2 |
| 1925 | 10.3 | 12.2 |
| 1926 | 10.04 | 11.6 |
| 1927 | 10.8 | 12.3 |
| 1928 | 10.8 | 11.7 |
| 1929 | 11.7 | 13.4 |
| 1930 | 9.8 | 11.4 |
| 1931 | 10.9 | 12.3 |
| 1932 | 10.7 | 12.0 |
| 1933 | 10.1 | 12.3 |
As I have pointed out in previous reports, important
factors which must be taken into consideration when
comparing- death rates are age grouping and sex
distribution of the population, and these have not been
taken into consideration in the above table.
Causes of deaths are tabulated in detail in the Appendix III., from which the following main causes have been extracted for 1933 and shown in comparison with 1932:—
| 1932 | 1933 | 1932 | 1933 | 1932 | 1933 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of deaths | Rate per cent, of total deaths. | Rate per 1,000 of population. | ||||
| Respiratory disease | 45 | 44 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Heart disease | 146 | 156 | 28.9 | 31.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| Cancer | 78 | 70 | 15.4. | 14.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Tuberculosis | 36 | 37 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Premature births | 12 | 13 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Infectious disease | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.04 |
| Influenza | 16 | 16 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
In the following table the rates for Bromley are
shown in comparison with those for England and Wales:—
Infantile Mortality.
Twenty-five deaths of infants under one year of age
were registered giving a Mortality Rate of 41.8 per 1,000
live births.