London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| 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 | 124 | 46 | 78 | 54 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 115 | 2.6 | 3 | 0.06 |
| Diphtheria | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0.2 | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 75 | 45 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 1.6 | 27 | 0.57 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0.04 | 1 | 0.02 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 9 | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.19 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 0.19 | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0.06 | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0.06 | — | — |
| Tuberoulosis—Lungs | 59 | 31 | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | — | 1.2 | 27 | 057 |
| Tuberculosis—other forms | 17 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.3 | 9 | 0.19 |
| Totals | 313 | 142 | 171 | 98 | 34 | 44 | 42 | 44 | 51 | 177 | 6.7 | 67 | 1.4 |