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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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APPENDIX IX. Return of Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1931.
| Disease | Total | M. | F. | WARDS | Cases removed to Hospital | Attack Rate per 1,000 population | No. of Deaths | Death Rate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaistow | Martin's Hill | Town | Sundridge | Bickley | Bromley Common | ||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 198 | 100 | 98 | 71 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 42 | 25 | 179 | 4.3 | 2 | 0.04 |
| Diphtheria . | 62 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 61 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.08 |
| Pneumonia | 48 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 1.07 | 38 | 0.8 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0.02 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 0.02 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.3 | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 0.02 | 2* | 0.04 |
| Cerebrospinal Fever | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0.02 | 1 | 0.02 |
| Malaria | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.02 | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 0.06 | — | — |
| Tuberoulosis—Lungs | 51 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 15 | — | 1.1 | 31 | 0.6 |
| Tuberculosis—other forms | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.06 | |
| Totals | 395 | 196 | 199 | 124 | 31 | 65 | 41 | 66 | 68 | 259 | 8.6 | 82 | 1 .8 |