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Borough of Bromley.
Report of the Medical Officer of Health
for the Year 1932.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors.
Mr. Mayor, Madam and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit the Report on the
Public Health of Bromley for the year 1932. Much
in the report is a reiteration of services reported upon
in previous years, and is drawn up in accordance with
the requirements of Circular 1269 issued by the Minister
of Health.
Although the report that follows deals more in the
detail of the Public Health Service, it is a difficult
matter to summarise the work of the Department.
However, it may give some indication to those who fail
to realise the extent of the activities by giving here a
mere statement of figures: In the year under review
2,383 individual children passed through medical supervision
at the School Clinic; 1,421 babies attended the
welfare centres; 1,032 houses were inspected for sanitary
defects; and 4,654 animals examined after slaughter.
The year was one of strict economy, especially so
in local government, and any necessary extension of
services to cope with the increasing population of
Bromley had to be curtailed. However, some extension
took place in the Maternity and Child Welfare service
whereby new arrangements were agreed upon by the
appointment of a Consultant Gynaecologist, the reservation
of the right of admission of necessitous cases to
Maternity Hospital, and extension of Ante-Natal
Clinic provision.