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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
Orpington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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| 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orpington Urban District | England and Wales | Orpington Urban District | England and Wales | Orpington Urban District | England and Wales | Orpington Urban District | England and Wales | Orpington Urban District | England and Wales | |
| Birth Rate | 17.1 | 14.8 | 18.2 | 14.7 | 19.1 | 14.8 | 18.0 | 14.9 | 19.3 | 15.1 |
| Death Rate | 8.6 | 11.8 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 10.3 | 12.1 | 8.6 | 12.4 | 8.3 | 11.6 |
| Infantile Mortality rate | 32 | 59 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 59 | 52 | 58 | 28 | 53 |
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
The year 1938 was a fairly satisfactory one from the point
of view of incidence of Infectious Disease. Although the
number of cases notified increased from 260 last year to 458 in
1938, this was in consequence of a larger number of cases of
Measles being* notified. Excluding Measles there were 184 cases
notified as compared with 191 last year.
Details of the work carried out in connection with the
Immunisation Clinic will be found on another page.
The following t able shows the number of cases notified, together with the number removed to Hospital, and the number of deaths registered:—
| Disease | Number Notified | N umber Removed to Hospital | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 77 | 49 | — |
| Diphtheria | 22 | 20 | 2 |
| Enteric Fever | 7 | 4 | — |
| Erysipelas | 25 | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 26 | — | 17* |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 18 | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | — | — |
| Dysentery | 2 | — | — |
| Malaria | 1 | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 4 | — | — |
| Measles | 274 | 4 | — |
| TOTALS | 458 | 77 | 19 |
*A11 forms.