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Bromley 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

Published
1941
Pages
48
Tables
18

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18 tables in this report

  • Page 18
    The following is a summary of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors for the year 1940: —
    Type of Inspections.Nuisances found.No. of Inspections.
    On Complaint.Routine.Revisits.Total Inspections
  • Page 22
    The following tabulation shows the number of samples taken and submitted for analysis: —
    Formal.Informal.Genuine.Inferior.Adulterated.
  • Page 23
    Formal,Informal.Genuine.Interior.Adulterated.
  • Page 25
    Continued from previous page...
    Disease.Age Groups.
    Total eases notifiedAdmitted to Hospital0-11-22-33-44-55-1010-1515-2020-3535-4545-6565 and over
  • Page 27
    The following tabulation covering fifty years in five yearly periods gives for comparison the number of cases, deaths and mortality percentage:—
    Years.No. of Cases.No. of Deaths.Mortality Percentage.
  • Page 28
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 28
    Tuberculosis. New Cases and Mortality, 1940.
    Age periods.New cases notified or otherwise revealed.*Deaths.
    Respiratory.Non-Respiratory.Respiratory.Non-Respiratory.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 29
    Tuberculosis Dispensary. Dr. S. Itoy C. Price, Tuberculosis Ofiicer, has kindly furnished the following brief summary of work in respect of the Borough at the Dispensary for 1940:—
    New Cases. Adults.First Attendances. Children.
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 33
    SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1940.
  • Page 34
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 34
    SECTION A. MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
  • Page 35
    The following table summarises the nutrition standards of 1,507 children examined at routine medical inspections, and the results of 1939 are shown by way of comparison:—
    1940.1939.
    Nutrition Standard.No. of children.Per cent.No. of children.Per cent.
  • Page 38
    Medical Defects. Defects found on routine medical and special inspections may be briefly summarised as follows: —
    Defect or Disease of:Routine Inspections requiringSpecial Inspections requiring
    Treatment.Observation.Treatment.Observation.
  • Page 39
    SECTION B. TREATMENT. The number of treatments for minor ailments at the clinics during 1940:—
  • Page 40
    The following is a summary of new cases seen by the Orthopaedic Surgeon during 1940:—
  • Page 41
    1. No. of children inspected: (a) Routine Age Groups.
  • Page 42
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 45
    SECTION D. Exceptional Children in the Area.
    Special Day ElementaryAt no School.
    Residential.School.School.