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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Full details of the causes of death will be found in Table III in the appendix, but the following table of comparative rates per 1,000 population for the last seven years of certain causes of death in the Borough may be of interest:—
| 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Last year I remarked that the death rate from tuberculosis
could hardly be expected to drop further but, fortunately, I am
proved wrong. It is also encouraging to see that the continuous
rise in deaths from respiratory diseases other than tuberculosis
which had been noted over the past few years has been halted.
The cancer death rate for the year was the second highest recorded
in the past seven years and included 37 deaths from cancer of the
lung, twelve more than in 1955.
There was one maternal death but this occurred more than
twelve months after birth and was the first to occur following six
years with no mortality under this heading.
It is very gratifying to be able to report that the infant death
rate fell from last year's comparatively high figure of 31.6 to 16.20,
which compares very favourably with the figure of 23.8 for England
and Wales as a whole.
Deaths from violence increased from 18 to 24 and included
7 motor vehicle accidents, 11 suicides and 6 other accidental deaths.
The following tabulation gives details of deaths from all forms of cancer for the past ten years :—
| Year. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|