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Bromley 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

Published
1935
Pages
130
Tables
86

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  • Page 12
    The following extracts from the vital statistics relate to the nett births and deaths, after correction for inward and outward transfers, as furnished by the Registrar General:—
    Live Births.
    Total.Male.Female
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    Continued from previous page...
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    The following table shows particulars of land available for public recreation within the Borough at end December, 1934:-
    Commons and Open Spaces:Acres.Roods.Poles.Acres.Roods.Poles.
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    Totals of Occupied Persons over 14, "Operatives" and " Out of Work," etc.
    Males.Females.
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    The Registrar General has furnished the following information:—
    Live births:Total.Legitimate.Illegitimate.
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    Bromley's annual birth rates are shown in comparison with the rates for England and Wales during the past twelve years:—
    Birth Bates.
    Year.Bromley.England and Wales.
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    The following table gives the statistics of stillbirths occurring in the area since the inception of compulsory registration of stillbirths in 1927:—
    Year.Stillbirths.Bate per 1,000 Births.
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    modifies the latter so as to make it comparable with the crude death rate for the country as a whole or with the similarly adjusted death rate for any other area.
    Year.Bromley Crude Death Bates.England and Wales Death Bates.
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    Causes of deaths are tabulated in detail in the Appendix III., from which the following main causes have been extracted for 1934, and shown in comparison with 1933:—
    193319341933193419331934
    No. of deathBate per cent. of total deaths.Elate per 1,000 of population.
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    Year.Bromley.England and Wales.
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    Maternal Mortality.
    Quinquennial periods:Sepsis.Accidents of pregnancy, etc.Rate per 1,000 births.
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    For children under five years of age with crippling defects, as well as for school children. Held at the School Clinic, Station Road.
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    Comparative Table of Attendances at Ante-Natal Clinic.
    Year.Individual Attendances.Total Attendances.Medical Consultations.Sessions held.
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    Seven hundred and seventy-nine births were known to have occurred in Bromley during 1934 as follows:—
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    Notifications Received.
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    Approximately the areas cover the district as follows:—
    Area.District.Health Visitor and School Nurse.Welfare Centre.No. of Sessions weekly.No. of Schools.Approx. School Population.
  • Page 35
    The following extracts of figures relate to the work carried out during the year 1934:—
  • Page 36
    The following is an analysis of the size of families who received free milk during 1934
    No. of Children in Family.
    123456 and over
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    Bye-Laws: (a) Made by the Town Council:—
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    Continued from previous page...
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    Hospitals. (1) Infectious Diseases Hospitals: West Kent Isolation Hospital—
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    The following table gives particulars of maternity and nursing homes registered by the Local Authority,and for convenience of tabbulation I have included details of the larger hospitals which are exempt from registration under the provisions of the Act:-
    Address.Total No of Beds.Maternity BedsPatients received 1934Nursing Staff.Type Of case taken
    Matern ity.SurgicalMedicalTotal.ResidentLiving Out.Qualifications.
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    Summary for the year 1934.
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    Details nursing visits are as follows:—
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    Situation.No. of Houses.Vacated.Remaining Tenants.Remaining families.
    Adults.Under 16.
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    The following table is a repetition of the quarterly returns during 1934:—
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    Contraventions.
    Nature of Offence.Type of Shop.Action taken.
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    IX.—PETROLEUM ACTS.
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    The following figures show the increase in licenced storage which has taken place since 1926:—
    Year.Petroleum Spirit. (in gallons).Licences issued. (Petrol only).
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    Milk. The main supply of milk is pasteurised milk. The following premises are registered for the sale of milk:— Dairies and milk stores:—
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    Bacteriological Examinations. Fifty-two samples of milk were submitted for bacteriological examination and the results are shown in the following table which also includes the results of samples taken at the request of the Ministry of Health from producers holding licences for the production of "Certified" milk:—
    Samples.Totals.Satisfactory.Unsatisfactory.
  • Page 58
    Table A. Total number of animals known to have been slaughtered and carcases inspected.
    Total.Beasts.Calves.Sheep.Pigs.
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    Table B. Total number of slaughterings, carcases inspected, and found affected with various diseases.
    Total No. known to have been slaughtered.Total No. of animals inspectedCarcases affected with Tuberculosis.Carcases affected with other diseases.Total No. of carcases affected (all diseases).
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    Table C. Total number of carcases rejected for Tuberculosis aud other defined diseases.
    Disease.Bulls.Cows.Heifers.BullocksCalves.Sheep.Pigs.Total.
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    Table D. Total number of all carcases, parts of carcases and offal rejected for all diseases.
    Disease.Carcases.Parts of CarcasesOffals of Carcases.Total number affected.
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    Table E. Total weights of carcases, parts of carcases and offal rejected for all diseases.
    Tons.Cwts.Qrs.lbs.Total in lbs.
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    culosis in Bromley since 1925. This indicates a fall in incidence.
    Year.Pulin.Non-Pulm.Pulm.Non-Pulm.
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    APPENDIX II. BIKTH RATES, DEATH RATES, AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY in the Year, 1934.
    Rate per 1,000 Total PopulationAnnual Death Rate per 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 Live Births.
    All causes.Enteric Fever.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough. iDiphtheria.Influenza.Violence.Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under Two Years).Total Deaths under One Year.
    Live BirthsStill Births
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    APPENDIX III. Causes of Death, 1934.
    Male.Female.Total.
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    APPENDIX IV. Infant Mortality, 1934.
    CAUSES OF DEATHS.Under 1 week.1 1 and under 2 weeks.2 and under 3 weeks.3 and under 4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.1 month and under 3 months.3 months and under 6 months.6 months and under 9 months.9 months and under 12 months.Total deaths under l year.
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    APPENDIX V. Analysis of Causes of Infant Deaths, 1930-1934.
    19301931193219331934
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    APPENDIX VI. Summary of Infant Mortality Statistics. Three five-year period figures are taken—five years pre-war, five years to 1925, five years to 1930, and 1931-1934.
    YearsTotal BirthsInfant Mortality RateTotal Infant DeathsAge at Death.Maternal Deaths.
    Deaths under 1 weekDeaths 1 week to 4 weeksDeaths 4 weeks to 1 yearSepsisOther
  • Page 75
    APPENDIX VII. Summary of Work of Sanitary Inspectors for the Year 1934.
    Inspections.Nuisances and Defects found.On Complaint.Routine Inspections.Re- Inspections.Total.
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    APPENDIX VIII Summary of work of sanitary Inspectors for the year 1934.
    Inspections.Nuisances and Defects found.On Complaint.Routine Inspections.Re- Inspections.Total.
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    APPENDIX IX. Return of Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1934.
    Disease.Total.M.F.WARDS.Cases removed to Hospital.Attack Kate per 1,000 population.No. of Deaths.Death Rate.
    PlaistowMartin's Hill.Town.Sundridge.Bickley.Bromley Common.Hayes & Keston
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    APPENDIX Xla. Notifiable Infectious Disease, 1934. Age Groups.
    DiseaseTotal0-11-22-33-44-55-1010-1515-2020-3535-4545-6565 & over
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    APPENDIX X. Tuberculosis. New Cases and Mortality during the Year, 1934.
    Age Periods.New cases notified or otherwise revealed.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.MF.
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    APPENDIX XI. Ophthalmia Neonatorum, 1934.
    Cases.Vision unimpaired.Vision impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths.
    Notified.Treated.
    At Home.In Hospital.
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    APPENDIX XII. Summary of Health Visitors' Work, 1934.
    Areas.Total.Under one year.Revisits over one year.Expectant Mothers.School Children.Baby Deaths.StillbirthsTuberculosisSpecial Visits.M'wives Acts enquiriesBoarded out Children.Ineffectual Visits.
    PrimaryRevisits
  • Page 85
    APPENDIX XIII. Welfare Centres, Attendances, 1934.
    CENTRE.No. of Babies on Rolls at the end of the Year, 1934.Total Attendances.No. of Sessions held.Medical Consultations.Total No. of Weighings.
    Babies.Mothers.Total Examined.No. of Sessions held.
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    A nte- N atal C linics.
    Total Attendances.Medical Consultations.Sessions held
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    D ental C linic.
    Discharged treatment.
    Children.Mothers.
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    APPENDIX XIV. Factories, Workshops and Workplaces, 1934. I.—Inspections.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Occupiers prosecuted.
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    II.—Defects.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
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    Statistics.
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    New Cases seen at the Clinic during 1934:
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    Summary of Dental Statistics for Year 1934, with Comparisons.
    193219331934Remarks.
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    *Record Numbers.
    School.Department.No. Examined.Number referred for treatment.
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    Infectious Disease Returns received from Schools during 1934.
    Schools.Diphtheria.Scarlet Fever.Measles.Whoop ing Cough.Mumps.Chicken Pox.
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    Conditions for which Medical Certificates of Exclusion from School were issued by General Practitioners during 1934.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    The following tabulation gives a summary of the 194 cases assisted during the year:—
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    BROMLEY CHILDREN'S CARE COMMITTEE. Statement of Accounts. 1934.
    Receipts.expenditure.
    £s.1.£s.d.
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    TABLE 1.—MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS. Year ended 31st December, 1934. A.—ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:—
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    B.—OTHER INSPECTIONS.
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    TABLE lla.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the year ended 31st December, 1934.
    Defect or DiseaseRoutine InspectionsSpecial Inspections
    No. of DefectsNo. of Defects
    Requiring TreatmentRequiring observationRequiring TreatmentRequiring observation
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    TABLE IIa.— Continued.
    Defect or DiseaseRoutine InspectionsSpecial Inspections
    No. of DefectsNo. of Defects
    Requiring TreatmentRequiring observationRequiring TreatmentRequiring observation
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    TABLE 11b.—Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
    Group.Number of Children.Percentage of Children found to require Treatment.
    Inspected.Found to require Treatment.
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    TABLE III.—Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area, 1934.
    At School or no Institution.
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    BLIND CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools for the Blind.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    PARTIALLY SIGHTED CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools for the Blind.At Certified Schools lor the Partially Blind.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School orlnstitutionTotal.
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    DEAF CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools ior the Deaf.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    PARTIALLY DEAF CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools for the Deaf.At Certified Schools for the Partiallj Deaf.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School orlnstitutionTotal.
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    MENTALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN. Feeble-Mi nded.
    At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective ChildrenAt Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    MENTAL DEFICIENCY (NOTIFICATION OF CHILDREN) REGULATIONS, 1928.
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    EPILEPTIC CHILDREN. Children Suffering from Severe Epilepsy.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    PHYSICALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN.
    At Certified Special SchoolsAt Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or InstitutionTotal.
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    TABLE IV.—Group 1. Return of Defects Treated during the year ended 31st December, 1934. Minor Ailments (Excluding Uncleanliness for which see Group VI.).
    Disease or Defects.Number of Defects treated, or under Treatment during the year.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
  • Page 121
    TABLE IV.—Group II. Defective Vision and Squint (Excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as minor ailments—Group I.).
    Defect or Disease.No. of Defects dealt with.No. of Children for whom Spectacles were
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.Prescribed.Obtained.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.
  • Page 122
    TABLE IV.—Group III. Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
    Received operative Treatment.Received other forms of Treatment.Total Number treated.
    Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital.By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.Total.
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    TABLE IV.—Group IV. Orthopædic and Postural Defects.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.
    Residential treatment with Education.Residential treatment without Education.Nonresidential treatment at an Orthopaedic Clinic.Residential treatment with EducationResidential treatment without Education.Nonresidential treatment at an Orthopaedic Clinic.Total Number Treated.
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    TABLE IV.—Group V. Dental Defects.
    (1) Number of Children who were:— :
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    Continued from previous page...
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    TABLE IV.—Group VI. Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
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    Dental Treatment and Details of Treatment Given, 1934.
    Total No. of half-days given to Inspections.Total No. of half-days given to treatments.Total No. of Appointments.S.M.O. and Emergency Cases.Total No. of Permanent teethTotal No. of Temporary teeth.Total No, of Fillings.Anaesthetics.Other Operations, Scalings, Dressings Regulations.
    Made.Kept.Extracted.FilledExtracted.Filled.Gas.Local.
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    HEAD INSPECTION,1934.
    Schools.Depts.FIRST INSPECTIONS.FINAL INSPECTIONS.ALL INSPECTIONS.Individual Inspections.
    Number InspectedCleanSlightly VerminousHighly VerminousNumber InspectedCleanSlightly VerminousHighly VerminousNumber InspectedCleanSlightly VerminousHighly VerminousSlightly VerminousHighly Verminous