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 1953, per Registrar General) | 64,590 |
Birth Rate | 13.6 |
Death Rate | 10.7 |
Maternal Mortality Rate | Nil |
Infant Mortality Rate | 14.8 |
Number of Births (Live) | 880 |
Number of Stillbirths | 16 |
Number of Deaths | 692 |
Number of Maternal Deaths | Nil |
Number of Infant Deaths (under 1 year) | 13 |
Death Rate of Respiratory Diseases | 0.91 |
„ „ „ Tuberculosis | 0.14 |
„ „ „ Cancer | 2.38 |
„ „ „ Zymotic Diseases | 0.03 |
Notifications of Infectious Diseases: | |
Scarlet Fever | 120 |
Diphtheria | Nil |
Poliomyelitis | 8 |
Typhoid Fever | 1 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 54 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 41 |
Tuberculosis (new cases) | 110 |
Number of Deaths from Infectious Diseases | 2 |
„ ,, „ „ Diarrhœa (under 2 years) | 3 |
Number of visits by Sanitary Inspectors | 10,798 |