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Bromley 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Age grouping and sex distribution of the population
are important factors which must be taken into
consideration when comparing death rates, but these
factors are not taken into consideration in the above
table. A higher death rate 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.
Causes of deaths are shown in detail in the appendix III., from which the following main causes have been extracted, and the figures for 1931 are given for the purpose of comparison:—
| 1931 | 1932 | 1931 | 1932 | 1931 | 1932 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths. | Rate per cent, of Total Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 of population. | ||||
| Respiratory Disease | 42 | 45 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Heart Disease | 122 | 146 | 24.5 | 28.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| Cancer | 71 | 78 | 14.3 | 15.4 | 1.5 | |
| Tuberculosis | 34 | 36 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 0.7 | |
| Premature Births | 13 | 12 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Infectious Diseases | 9 | 8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.1 | |
| Influenza | 8 | 16 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Infantile Mortality.
Twenty deaths of infants under one year of age were
registered, giving a Mortality Rate of 33.03 per 1,000
live births.
If statistics are accepted as an indication of the
success of Public Health work in Bromley, then 1932
is worthy of record. The infantile mortality rate of 33.05
is the lowest figure ever recorded in Bromley. The
average infantile mortality rate during 1926-1930 was
44; for 1921-1925 it was 62, and the pre-war rate for
1910-1930 was 68. We have therefore been successful
in halving our baby death rate.
In the following table the rates for Bromley are
shown for the past eleven years in comparison with those
for England and Wales:—