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Bromley 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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during' the time of her employment 1,219 nursing visits
to 562 cases. Seventy-two of these cases showed complications
and it was necessary to send 5 cases to
hospital.
In comparison with other epidemics of measles, the
record of this one is especially pleasing in that complications
were fewer and that there were no deaths. Much
of this was due entirely to the work of Mrs. Kingston.
Tuberculosis.
Tables IX and X give incidence and mortality
figures for 1938.
The total number of cases on the register at the 31st December, 1938, was as follows:—
| Respiratory. | Other forms. | Total No. of cases. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| 165 | 156 | 67 | 80 | 468 |
Sixty-five new cases were taken on the register
during the year, of whom 30 were patients moving into
the district from other parts. Twenty-two deaths
occurred during the year and 17 patients either left the
district or were deleted from the register as cases
recovered.
The following table of incidence rates and death rates of tuberculosis are given for comparison:—
| Year. | New cases Incidence per 1.000 population. | Death Rate. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulm. | Non-Pulm. | Pulm. | Non-Pulm. | |
| 1929 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.04 |
| 1930 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| 1931 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.06 |
| 1932 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.19 |
| 1933 | 1.01 | 0.25 | 0.6 | 0.12 |
| 1934 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 1935 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.03 |
| 1936 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 1937 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.08 |
| 1938 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.08 |