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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Cause of Death | AGE | TOTAL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 hours | 1-7 days | 8-28 days | ||
| Prematurity | 5 | 6 | - | 11 |
| Congenital Heart Disease | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Rhesus Incompatibility | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Anencephaly | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Congenital Pulmonary Atresia | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Intra-Cranial Haemorrhage | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Heart Failure | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Respiratory Failure | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| Respiratory Distress Syndrome | 4 | 2 | - | 6 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Tracheo-Bronchitis | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Anoxia | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 18 | 16 | 7 | 41 |
Meteorological Observations
Due to damage to equipment, the Director of Parks has been
unable to supply full information in respect of the year 1969. The
average total rainfall taken over the Borough as a whole was
22.526 inches.