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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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New cases and Mortality:
| Age Groups | New cases notified or otherwise revealed. (Not including Inward Transfers). | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5-14 years | 2 | 4 | — | - | - | — | — | - |
| 15-24 years | 3 | 2 | — | - | — | — | - | - |
| 25-44 years | 4 | 2 | - | - | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 45-64 years | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 65 years and over | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Age Unknown | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Inward Transfers | 15 | 9 | 1 | — | ||||
| Totals | 43 | 26 | 5 | 1 | ||||
Typhoid Fever
One case of Typhoid Fever was reported. The infection
appeared to have been contracted during the course of a holiday
abroad.
Paratyphoid Fever
One case of paratyphoid fever was notified.
Whooping Cough
There were only 14 notifications received compared with 120
in 1968, a very gratifying reduction.