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Bromley 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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prevails in the population of the higher age groups than
in a population of the middle or younger age groups,
unless a severe form of epidemic disease has caused
exceptional mortality during the year. Bromley was
happily free of epidemic disease in such a form as to
cause undue mortality, but there was an increase of 68
deaths during 1931 over the figure for 1930, which is
accounted for in the increase of deaths from the following
causes: heart disease, pneumonia, bronchitis, and cerebral
haemorrhage.
The causes of deaths are shown in detail in the Appendix III., from which the following main causes have been extracted, and the figures for 1930 are given for comparison:—
| No. of deaths. | Rate per cent of total deaths. | Rate per 1,000 of population. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 1931 | 1930 | 1931 | 1930 | 1931 | |
| Respiratory Disease | 31 | 42 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Heart Disease | 104 | 122 | 24.2 | 24.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| Cancer | 69 | 71 | 16.08 | 14.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Tuberculosis | 41 | 34 | 9.5 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Premature Births | 16 | 13 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Infectious Diseases | 5 | 9 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Influenza | 3 | 8 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.06 | 0.1 |
Having regard to the fact that the vital statistics
and rates in the Annual Report for 1930 were based on
the mid-year population figure of 41,840 for 1929, I have
corrected the rates per 1,000 population for 1930 in the
above table on a population estimated at 43.830 for
mid-year 1930. A study of the foregoing table shows
that the ratio of deaths is favourable considering the
increased population.
| The rates for Bromley and England and Walesduring the past ten years are shown in comparison in the following table:— |