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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 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley UDC]

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There were 39 deaths from Tuberculous Diseases of
which 19 were due to Pulmonary Consumption.
There were 41 deaths from inflammatory diseases of the
respiratory organs.
Cancer was the cause of 24 deaths,—a decided increase.
There were 10 deaths from Epidemic Influenza.
Generally speaking, the effects of sanitary improvements
and precautionary measures are best indicated by a lower
death-rate from Infectious Diseases, Fever, Diarrhoea and
Consumption, and, amongst children under 5 years of age,
from all causes.

Table: I therefore show these rates in Bromley during the last 5 years.

I therefore show these rates in Bromley during the last 5 years.

18941895189618971898
Infectious Diseases.1.681.022.51.162.15
Fever.21.08.04.03.07
Diarrhœa.42.73.39.661.40
Consumption.75.73.91.81.71
Children under 5 years of age from all causes3.93.94.63.25.0

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A death rate of 11.7 for a town of over 26,000 inhabitants
is remarkably good, and it would have been better still but for
the unusual number of deaths from Diarrhoea among infants.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Under the Infectious Diseases (Notification) Act, 176
cases of the diseases to which this Act applies, were reported
during the year.
The following shows the number of cases reported
during the last 5 years: