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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FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901.
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES, AND
HOMEWORK.
Table 3.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during 1911.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65, | 65 and upwards. | ||
| All Causes | ||||||||||
| Certified | 247 | 55 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 90 | 133 |
| Uncertified | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Whooping-cough | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria & Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Influenza | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 24 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 |
| Bronchitis | 18 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| Broncho- Pneumonia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Pneumonia (all other forms) | 9 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 25 | 23 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other septic diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Alcoholism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Heart Diseases | 32 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 14 |
| Brain Diseases | 18 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 7 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Suicides | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 49 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 49 |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| All causes | 248 | 55 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 91 | 133 |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, AND
WORKPLACES.
Particulars.
No.
Found.
No.
Remedied.
Referred
to H.M
Inspector.
No of
Prosecutions.
Nuisances under the Public Health
Acts:—*
Want of cleanliness
20
20
0
0
Want of ventilation
0
0
0
0
Overcrowding
0
0
0
0
Want of drainage of floors
0
0
0
0
Other nuisances
0
0
0
0
Sanitary accommodation insufficient
2
2
0
0
Total
22
22
0
0
*Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory
and Workshop Act as remediable tinder the Public Health Acts.
3.—HOMEWORK.
Wearing apparel—making, etc. 2
4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year.
Workshop Bakehouses
27
Other trades connected with foods or drinks
0
Laundries
18
Other trades connected with clothing
14
Various
77
Total number of workshops on Register
136