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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Population (mid-year 1951, per Registrar General) | 64,550 |
Birth Rate | 14.2 |
Death Rate | 11.4 |
Maternal Mortality Rate | Nil |
Infant Mortality Rate | 12.0 |
Number of Births (live) | 916 |
Number of Stillbirths | 15 |
Number of Deaths | 735 |
Number of Maternal Deaths | Nil |
Number of Infant Deaths (under 1 year) | 11 |
Death Rate of Respiratory Diseases | 1.27 |
„ „ „ Tuberculosis | 0.31 |
„ „ „ Cancer | 1.98 |
„ „ „ Zymotic Diseases | 0.062 |
Notifications of Infectious Diseases: | |
Scarlet Fever | 47 |
Diphtheria | Nil |
Poliomyelitis | 3 |
Typhoid Fever | 1 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 51 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 52 |
Tuberculosis (new cases) | 84 |
Number of Deaths from Infectious Diseases | 4 |
„ „ „ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | Nil |
„ Child Birth | Nil |
Number of Visits by Sanitary Inspectors ,, ,, ,, | 20,273 |