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(s) PRTVALECE OF AND CQNTRUT OVER TOLERCULOSIS 38 Cases of tuberculosis were
were notifiedduring the year, many of them several times over, from different
sources. These duplicate notifications are quite unnecessary, and are a
source of confusion, "but it is difficult to see hiw they can be avoided.
A Tuberculosis Dispensary available for this District will shortly
be opened at 41 Overy Street, Dartford, where treatment will be under the
direction of the District Tuberculosis Officer.
The admission of patients will be on the recommendation of Medical
Practitioners only.
Premises where deaths from tuberculosis have taken place are disinfected
at the cost of the Council.
(F) INVESTIGATION OF OTHER DISEASES. There is very little Rickets, Syphilis
or Gonorrhoea in the District, and Acute Rheumatism, is almost unknown.
(G) MEANS FOR PREVENTING MORTALITY IN CHILDBIRTH AND IN INFANCY. The Midwives
Act 1902 is administered in this District by the Kent County Council.
I have already referred to the fact that the Council have decided
to adopt and administer the Notification of Births Act, 1907,
(H) VITAL STATISTICS OF THE DISTRICT.
Death. Rate. 163 Deaths occurred in the District during the year, 3 of
which were transfereble to other Districts, while 41 deaths which occurred
elsewhere ere transferable inward, giving 201 as the total number of deaths.
On the estimated population of 17,000 this gives a total death rate of 11.82
per 1,000 living, compared with 12.1 for England and Wales less the 241 large
towns.
Omitting the 41 transferable inward deaths of persons whose connection
with the District during life was in many cases remote, the death rate
is 9.41. The corresponding figures for the District last year were 11.4 and
8.78.
79 Deaths occurred in persons of 65 years of age and upwards.
41 Children under one year of age died giving en infantile death rate
of 109 per 1,000 births registered comparable with 96 per 1,000 for England
and 'ales less the towns above mentioned.
13 Deaths of newly born infants were due to prematurity or debility
at birth.
Birth Rate. 180 male and 193 female children were born and registered
during the year, giving a birth rate of 21.9 per 1,000 of the population compared
with 22.2 for England and Wales less the towns already referred to. The
rate for the 3exley Urban District in 1912 was 24.3
The births include 11 registered elsewhere, but transferable to this
District.
16 illegitimate children were born.
I am, Gentlemen,
Yours obediently,
BEXLEYHEATH. (3D) O. STJEDERLAED.
March 21st 1914. Hedical Officer of Health.

The standardised death-rates (formerly called corrected death--xates)
are the rates which would have been recorded had the sex and age constitution
of the populations of the several areas been identical with that of England
and Wales as enumerated in 1901.
The foregoing Schedule is extracted from a Return of the Registrar
General.