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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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prevails in the population of the higher age groups than
in the population of middle or younger age groups, unless
a severe form of epidemic disease lias caused exceptional
mortality. Fortunately, we in Bromley, did not experience
in 19-37 excessive mortality from disease in epidemic form.
170 and Cancer 88. In the following table, which covers the past five years, it will be seen that these two diseases stand out as pre-eminent causes of death:—
| Rates per 1,000 population. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1930 | 1937 | |
| Respiratory disease | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.02 | 0.6 |
| Heart disease | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Cancer | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Premature births | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Infectious disease | 0.04 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.07 |
| Influenza | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Infantile Mortality.
The Infantile Mortality Rate for 1937 is 47 per 1,000
live births.
Tables II, IV, V and VI in the Appendix may be
referred to for statistical details relative to infant
mortality. The following graph of five-yearly rates
illustrates the rapid fall in mortality rates.