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Bromley 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

Published
1937
Pages
144
Tables
82

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82 tables in this report

  • Page 14
    The following extracts from the vital statistics of the year relate to the net births and deaths after correction for inward and outward transfers, as furnished by the Registrar General:—
    Live Births.
    TotalMale.Female
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    Deaths from Puerperal CausesNo. of Deaths.Rate total still)per 1,000 live and births:
  • Page 16
    The following table shows that over 488 acres have now been secured for public recreation within the Borough:—
    Acres.Roods.PolesAcres,Roods.Poles.
  • Page 19
    It would, therefore, be unwise in these circumstances to attach any importance to the slight rise of the Birth Rate.
    Birth Rates.
    Year.Bromley.England and Wales.
  • Page 20
    The follwing table shows the number of stilbirths occuring in Bromly, together with the rates per 1,000 bitrehs , during the past ten years
    Birth rates.
    YearBromly England and wales
  • Page 20
    The following table gives the crude death rates for Bromley in comparison with the death rates for England and Wales during the past ten years:—
    Year.Bromley Crude Death Rates.England and Wales Death Rates.
  • Page 21
    Table III. in the Appendix gives all causes of deaths. The following details have been included for comparison purposes:—
  • Page 21
    Tables II., IV., Y. and VI. in the Appendix should be referred to for statistical material relating to infantile mortality, and for comparison purposes the following details will be found of interest:—
    Year.Bromley.England and Wales.
  • Page 22
    The stillbirth rate and neo-natal death rate per 1,000 births is given in the following table:—
    Stillbirth.Neo-Natal.
  • Page 28
    Treatment Centres and Clinics provided by the Local Authority.
    Medical ClinicsSituation of Clinic or Centre.
    School Clinic, Station Road, Bromley North.School Clinic, Princes Plain, Bromley Common.
    Days and Times.Days and Times.
  • Page 31
    The following table gives particulars of maternity and nursing homes registered by the Local authority, and for convenience of tabulation I have included details of the larger hospitals which are exempt from registration under the provisions of the Act
    Address.Total No of Beds.Matern ity BedPatients received 1936.Nursing Staff.Type of case taken
    Maternity.SurgicalMedicalTotal.ResidentLiving Out.Qualifications.
  • Page 35
    Ante-Natal Clinic. The following table gives figures of attendances made during the past ten years, viz., 1927-1936:—
    Year.Individual Attendances.Total Attendances.Medical Consultations.Sessions held.
  • Page 43
    The following comparative table of figures over the past five years shows in broad outline the growth of the centres:—
    1932.1933.1934.1935.1936.
  • Page 43
    Clinic and Institutional Treatments.
    No. of cases treated.
  • Page 44
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  • Page 44
    The following table shows the mortality rate, per 1,000 births, for Bromley, in comparison with the rates of the country as a whole:—
    Mortality per 1,000 live births.
  • Page 52
    The following are comparative statistics relating to Rat Weeks of 1935 and 1936:-
    1935.1936.
  • Page 56
    The Borough Engineer reports that the number of houses for which plans have been approved during the year 1936 is as follows:—
  • Page 56
    Houses found to be overcrowded by the measurement survey have been visited, and the following Table indicates the condition of overcrowding and the abatement of overcrowding at the end of May, 1937:—
    Description.Total.Abated.Still overcrowded.
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    OVERCROWDING SURVEY REPORT, JUNE, 1936. (Amended Preliminary Survey Report of January, 1936, and shewing position after measurement of houses).
    No. of "persons'' in family.Number of Families containing the Number of Persons in the First Column Occupying Dwellings with the Permitted Number shown at the Head of this Column.Families.
    11½22½33½44½55½66½77½88½99½1010½1111½12Overcrowded. (A)Un-crowded. (B)Total. (c)
  • Page 61
    The results of bacteriological examination are shown in the following table, which includes the samples taken at the request of the Minister of Health from licenced producers of graded milk:—
    Samples.Total.Satisfactory.Unsatisfactory.
  • Page 62
    Table A. Total number of animals known to have been slaughtered and carcases inspected.
    Total.Beasts.Calves.Sheep and Lambs.Pigs.
  • Page 63
    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 inspected.Carcases affected with Tuberculosis.Carcases affected with other diseases.Total No. of carcases affected (all diseases).
  • Page 63
    Table C. Total number of carcases rejected for Tuberculosis and other defined diseases.
    Disease.Beasts (Heifers).Calves.Sheep and Lambs.Pigs.Total.
  • Page 63
    Table D. Total number of all carcases, parts of carcases and offal rejected for all diseases.
    Disease.Carcases.Parts of Carcases.Offal of Carcases.Total number affected.
  • Page 64
    Table E. Total weights of carcases, parts of carcases and offal rejected for all diseases.
    Tons.Cwts.Qrs.lbs.Total in lbs.
  • Page 64
    Unsound and Unwholesome Food Surrendered.
    Article of Food.Weight.
  • Page 65
    The following tabulation gives particulars of the work of the Food and Drugs Inspector (Mr. E. R. Granger) in Bromley during 1936;—
    No. of samples.No. of samples.
  • Page 70
    The following analysis of this total gives details of sex of patients and type of disease:—
    Total of both types.Respiratory Tuberculosis.Other forms of Tuberculosis.
  • Page 71
    A perusal of the following table will indicate generally a fall in incidence since 1927.
    Year.New cases Incidence per 1,000 population.Pulm.Death Rate. Non-Pulm.
    Pulm.Non-Pulm.
  • Page 72
    New Cases attending the Dispensary for the first time for Examination during 1936.
    Adults.Children.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
  • Page 75
    The following figures show the increase in licenced storage since 1926:—
    Year.Petroleum Spirit. (in gallons).Licences issued. (Petrol only).
  • Page 76
    Without adequate lighting and covering it is doubtful if the Market will increase in popularity with the public or with the stall-holders.
    Total amount of Tolls and Storage Fees collected during 1936.
    £s.d.
  • Page 78
    TABLE I. SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1936.
  • Page 79
    TABLE II. Birth Kates, Crude Death Rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Death Rates, and Case-Rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the Year 1936 (Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns).
    Bromley.England and Wales.122 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London.143 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census)London Administrative County.
  • Page 80
    TABLE III. Causes of Death, 1936.
    Male.Female.Total.
  • Page 81
    TABLE IV. Infant Mortality, 1936. (Compiled from Local Returns).
    CAUSES OF DEATHS.Under 1 week.1 and under 2 weeks.2 and under 3 weeks.3 and under 4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.1 month and 1 under 3 mouths.3 months and under 6 months.6 months and under 9 months.9 months and under 12 months.Total deaths under 1 year
  • Page 82
    TABLE V. Analysis of Causes of Infant Deaths, 1932-1936.
    19321933193419351936
  • Page 83
    TABLE VI. Summary of Infant and Maternal Mortality Statistics. Four quinquennial periods are taken—Pre-War, 1910-1914, five years to 1925. five years to 1930, five years to 1935, and the year 1936.
    YearsTotal BirthsInfant Mortality RateTotal Infant DeathsAge at Death.MaternalDeaths.
    Deaths under 1 weekDeaths 1 week to 4 weeksDeaths 4 weeks to 1 yearSepsisOther
  • Page 84
    TABLE VII. Summary of Work of the Sanitary Inspectors for the Year 1936.
    Type of Inspections.Nuisances and Defects found.No. of Inspections.
    On Complaint.Routine Inspections.Re- Inspections.Total Inspections.
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    Type of Inspections.Nuisances and defects found.No of Inspections.
    On Complaint.Routine Inspections.Re- Inspections.Total Inspections.
  • Page 86
    TABLE VIII. Nuisances Abated, 1936.
    HOUSING:
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    General—
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  • Page 88
    NOTICES ISSUED:
    Housing.Others.
  • Page 89
    TABLE IX. Return of Notifiable Infectious Disease, 1936.
    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.Keston & Hayes
  • Page 90
    TABLE IXa. Notifiable Infectious Disease, 1936. Age Groups.
    DiseaseTotal0-11-22-33-44-55-1010-1515-2020-3535-4545-6565 & over
  • Page 91
    TABLE X. Tuberculosis. New Cases and Mortality during the Tear, 1936.
    Age Periods.New cases notified or otherwise revealed.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M,F.
  • Page 91
    TABLE XI. Ophthalmia Neonatorum, 1936.
    Cases.Vision unimpaired.Vision impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths.
    Notified.Treated.
    At Home.In Hospital.
  • Page 92
    TABLE XII. Summary of Health Visitors' Work, 1936.
    Areas.Total.Under one year.Revisits over one year.Expectant Mothers.School Children.Baby Deaths.StillbirthsTuberculosisSpecial Visits.M'wives Acts enquiriesBoarded out Children.Ineffect ual Visits.
    PrimaryRevisits
  • Page 93
    TABLE XIII. Welfare Centres, Attendances, 1936.
    CENTRE.No. of Babies on the Rolls at the end of the Year, 1936.Total Attendances.No. of Sessions held.Medical Consultations.Total No. of Weighings.
    Babies.Mothers.Total Examined.No. of Sessions held.
  • Page 94
    TABLE XIV. Factories, Workshops and Workplaces, 1936. I.—Inspections.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Occupiers prosecuted.
  • Page 94
    II.—Dejects.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 94
    Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108.
    Nature of Work.Instances.Notices. served.Prosecutions.
  • Page 95
    TABLE XV. Housing Statistics for the Year, 1936.
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  • Page 115
    At Princes Plain Clinic: Mr. Ordish gave 34 sessions in all, of which five sessions were gas.
    Inspections.19351936Remarks.
  • Page 117
    Infectious Disease Returns from Schools, 1936.
    Schools.Diphtheria.Scarlet Fever.Measles.Whooping Cough.Mumps.Chicken Pox.Other.
  • Page 118
    Conditions for which Medical Certificates of Exclusion from School were issued by General Practitioners during 1936.
  • Page 119
    The total number of children in employment at 31st December, 1936, was:—
  • Page 121
    Assistance has been given in 288 cases, as follows:.—
  • Page 122
    Statement of Accounts, 1936.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 124
    TABLE 1.—MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS for the Year ended 31st December, 1936. A.—ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
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    C.—CHILDREN FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require treatment (excluding Defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
    Group.For defective vision (excluding squint).For all other conditions recorded in Table IIA.Total.
  • Page 125
    TABLE II. A—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1936.
    Defect or DiseaseRoutine InspectionsSpecial Inspections
    No. of DefectsNo. of Defects
    Requiring TreatmentRequiring observationRequiring TreatmentRequiring observation
  • Page 126
    TABLE II.— Continued.
    Defect or DiseaseRoutine InspectionsSpecial Inspections
    No. of DefectsNo. of Defects
    Requiring TreatmentRequiring observationRequiring TreatmentRequiring observation
  • Page 127
    B.—Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Groups.
    Age-Groups.No. of Children Inspected.A (Excellent).B (Normal).C (Slightly Sub-normal).D (Bad).
    No.Per cent.No.Per Cent.No.Per cent.No.Per cent.
  • Page 127
    TABLE III.—Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area, 1936. 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 for the Partially Sighted.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or InstitutionTotal.
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    DEAF CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools for 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 Partially Deaf.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or InstitutionTotal.
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    MENTALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN. Feeble-Minded Children.
    At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective ChildrenAt Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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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.
  • Page 129
    CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE DEFECTS.
    Combination of Defect.At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
  • Page 130
    TABLE IV.—Group I. Minor Ailments treated during the year 1936.
    Disease or Defect.Number of Defects treated, or under Treatment during the year.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
  • Page 131
    TABLE IV.—Group II. Defective Vision and Squint
    No. of Defects dealt with.No. of Children for whom Spectacles were
    Under the Authority's Scheme.OtherwiseTotal.(a) Prescribed.(b) Obtained.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
  • Page 132
    TABLE IV.—Group III. Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
    NUMBER OF DEFECTS.
    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.
    (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
  • Page 133
    TABLE IV.—Group IV. Orthopædic and Postural Defects.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total Number Treated.
    Residential treatment with Education.Residential treatment without Education.Non-residential treatment at an Orthopædic Clinic.Residential treatment with Education.Residential treatment without Education.Non-residential treatment at an Orthopædic Clinic.
  • Page 134
    TABLE V.—Dental Inspection and Treatment. (1) Number of Children Inspected by the Dentist:— (a) Routine age-groups:—
    Age.567891011121314Total.
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    TABLE VI.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.