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Bromley 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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MORBIDITY STATISTICS

Table: These figures give some indication of the seasonal trend of illness in the area, and it will be seen that the year 1955 followed the expected trend, i.e., that the highest incidence of illness occurred during January and February and then declined to its lowest level in August, and then gradually rose again towards the end of the year.

These figures give some indication of the seasonal trend of illness in the area, and it will be seen that the year 1955 followed the expected trend, i.e., that the highest incidence of illness occurred during January and February and then declined to its lowest level in August, and then gradually rose again towards the end of the year.

Four weeks endingFirst.Number of certificates of incapacity. Intermediate.Final.
25th January1,5294,641985
22nd February1,5754,8761,292
22nd March1,3974,6801,163
19th April1,0444,4741,006
17th May8314,260698
14th June6584,139631
12th July6633,924607
9th August5633,739543
6th September5613,614449
4th October6023,718502
1st November9623,887692
29th November1,0143,967810
27th December7853,806670

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MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
During the year, 40 members, or potential members, of the staff
were medically examined for superannuation purposes, etc.
This number is a great increase compared with previous years,
the reason being that early in the year, the policy was changed by
which it had formerly, in the main, been the responsibility of the
prospective employee to arrange for his or her own medical
examination. The present arrangement is that all medical examinations
are undertaken by this department.