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Chislehurst 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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Enteric Fever.— There were no cases during 1914.
Puerperal Fever.—Again no cases have been notified; the last
was in June, 1905.
Small pox.—It is also satisfactory to record that no cases of
this disease have occurred since May, 1903.
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis and Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis
are now by the General Order of the Local Government Board of
August 16th, 1912, compulsorily notifiable, but during the past
year no notifications have been received.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.—There were five deaths during 1914.
Four had been notified—one each in January and August, 1912,
one in April, 1913, and one in May, 1914. Only two had received
Sanatorium treatment—the August case, 1912, had been a patient
at the National Hospital for Consumption, Isle of Wight, and the
case notified in April, 1913, at the East Anglian Sanatorium.
Eight of the notifications were received from Chislehurst, one from
Sidcup, and two from Foots Cray part of the District.
The following Table gives a comparison of the rates for this District, and the rates for England and Wales for the six years 1907—1912, beyond which the comparative figures for the country generally are not at present available.
| 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUBERCULOSIS (all orms) | ||||||||
| England and Wales | 1.61 | 1.58 | 1.54 | 1.43 | 1.46 | 1.53 | ||
| Chislehurst Urban— | ||||||||
| Death-rate | 0.87 | 0.73 | 0.97 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 1.23 | 0.54 |
| No. of deaths | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 |
| PHTHISIS. | ||||||||
| England and Wales | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.09 | 1.02 | 1.08 | 1.039 | ||
| Chislehurst Urban— | ||||||||
| Death-rate | 0.75 | 0.49 | 0.72 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.78 | 0.54 |
| No. of deaths | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
There were 11 cases of tuberculosis (all forms) notified during
1914, compared with 23 in 1913. Of these 8 were of phthisis, compared
with 11 in 1913, and 3 of other forms of tuberculosis, compared
with 12 in 1913.