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Bromley 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Summary.
| Nos. | Nos. | Nos. |
|---|---|---|
| 56 New Milk. | 2 Lard. | 1 Ground Ginger. |
| 9 Butter. | 1 Tapioca. | 1 Cream. |
| 5 Coffee. | 1 Baking Powder | 1 G. Cinnamon. |
| 5 Margarine. | 2 Jam. | 1 Olive Oil. |
| 5 Cocoa. | 5 Dem, Sugar. | 1 S.R. Flour. |
| 4 Custard | 2 Condensed | 1 S. Whisky. |
| Powder. | Milk. | 1 Gin. |
| 4 Pepper. | 3 Rice. | |
| 1 Oatmeal. | 1 Mustard. |
VII.—PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER,
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
A tabulated return of infectious disease during the past
year is given in the appendix (IX.) and the year has again
shown that Bromley is remarkably free from disease in
epidemic form.
It is not possible, nor is it desirable, to compare our
town with another, because no two towns have identical
population of the same age and sex grouping, or identical
environmental conditions, but the fact does remain that
Bromley's history of scarlet fever and diphtheria (the two
most common notifiable infectious diseases in England) is not
one of any great gravity. I trust Bromley will continue its
history, but it would be foolhardy to acquiesce the present
circumstances.
Scarlet Fever.
Only 32 cases of scarlet fever were notified during the
year, all of which were admitted to hospital. This gives an
incidence rate of .9 compared with 2.3 for England and
Wales.