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Bromley 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

Published
1944
Pages
48
Tables
65

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    These tables show :
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    SECTION A.—STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA, 1943.
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    Number of valuation assessments of habitable premises at 31.3.1944 :
    (a) Bromley (old Borough area)(b) Hayes & Keston
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    Statistics. Live Birth
    TotalMaleFemale
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    Deaths :
    TotalMaleFemale
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    Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age:
    TotalMaleFemale
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    Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age :
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    Deaths from :
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    Meteorology. The Borough Surveyor has kindly supplied the follow. details from the records of his Department:—
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    Bromley's 1943 Death Rate compares with the rest of the country as follows :—
    BromleyEngland &Great Tofons (incl.Smaller TownsLondon
    WalesLondon)25.000-50,000 pop.County
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    ^lain causes of deaths in Bromley during 1943 compared with the preceding war years were as follows :—
    19431942194119401939
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    (a) Ambulance Service. The following is a brief summary of the work carried out by the Civil Ambulance Service, since taken over by the Health Department from the National Fire Service, as from 10th March, 1943
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    The following is comparaive table of statistics for the past five years :—
    YearbookingsattendedcasesAnte-natalPost-natal
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    Domiciliary Medical Practitioner Service. Number of medical examinations made by doctors :—
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    Home Helps. No. of Home Helps employed:—
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    Applications for home helps have been hard to meet owing to the exigencies of National Service demands. Ante-natal Clinics.
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    Dental Scheme for Nursing and Expectant Mothers. Mr. J. H. Glen, School Dental Surgeon, has submitted the following figures for 1943 :—
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    Administration of Midwives' Acts, 1902-1936.
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    Number of cases in which medical aid was summonea during the year under Section 14 (1) Midwives' Act, 1918, by a midwife :—
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    All visits in 1943 are tabulated as follows :—
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    year 1943 shows increased attendances in the following Comparative figures of the war years :—
    Total number of babies on the registers19431942194119401939
    30802521388536713389
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    Clinic Treatment of Children under 5 Years. Treatments in 1943 :—
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    Dental Clinic.
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    SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA. The following tabulation indicates the work carried out bi the Sanitary Inspectors during 1943 :—
    Type of InspectionNo. of InspectionsRevisitsTotal No. of InspectionsNuisances and Defects
    on ComplaintRoutineFoundRemedied
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    Notices Issued.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Factories.Written
    Factory Premises.Inspections.Notices.
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    Houses Inspected.
    On Complaint.Nuisances and Defects.
    Routine.Re-visits.Total.Found.Remedied.
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    Table I. Health Visitors' Report on Housing of the new born (767 cases).
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    Table IV. A Correlation of Tables II and III, giving number of children in the families.
    Family income per weekNo. of cases in each category of incomeNo. of , children in familyNumber of cases paying rentals of: —
    Under 10/-10/- - 15/-15/- - £1£1 - £1 5/-£1 5/- £1 10/-£1 10/-& over
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    Registrations of dairy and milk shop premises at the end of 1943
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    The Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1936-43. The Local Authority has issued licences for graded milks is follows:—
    Dealers'Supplementary
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    Samples taken by the Inspectors and submitted for lamination:—
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    Food and Drugs Acts. The number of samples taken during 1943, and results, are given in the following tables :— Adulterated or
    Formal.Informal.Irregularity.
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    Adulteration or
    Formal.Informal.Irregularity.
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    The following tabulation shows in detail the adulteration irregularities and action taken :—
    Article.Formal.Adulteration or Irregularity.Action taken.
    Informal.
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    Tabulation of cases of infectious disease notified, with age groups, during 1943 (civilians only) :— INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1943 (Civilians only)
    DiseaseTotal cases notifiedAdmitted to HospitaAge Groups
    0-11-22-33-44-55-1010-1515-2020-3535-4545-65over
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    1 Tuberculosis. The recordings in the register during 1943 are as follows:—
    Respiratory,Other formsTotal No. of
    MFMFcases
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    New Cases and Mortality, 1943.
    Age Periods. Under 1Respiratory.Non-Respiratory.Respiratory.Non-Respiratory.
    MFMFMFMF
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    SUMMARY OF STATISTICS. Number of children on the School Rolls 5,038 (Avg.) Number of individual children who attended the Medical Clinics:—
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    The figures of inspections for 1943 are as follows :—
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    Findings at Medical Inspections. The following table summarises briefly the defects discovered at routine and special medical inspections during 1943 :-
    Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections requiringSpecial Inspections requiring
    Treatment.Observation.Treatment.Observation.
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    Nutrition Standard. Children examined at Routine Medical Inspections.
    1943.1942.1941.1940.1939.
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    Table I. Average height in inches.
    Boys.Girls.
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    Table II. Average weight in lbs.
    Boys.Girls.
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    Distribution of Height and Weight. Table III. (Boys).
    Height in inches.1939. 193 boys' records investigated. Avg. age, 12, 7/12.1943. 147 boys' records investigated. Avg. age. 12. 10/12.
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    Table IV. (Boys).
    Weight in lbs.1939. 193 boys' records investigated. Avg. age, 12, 7/12.1943. 147 boys, records investigated. Avg. age. 12, 10/12
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    Table V. (Girls).
    Height in Inches.1939. 228 girls' records investigated. Avg. age, 12, 7/12.1943. 166 girls' records investigated. Avg. age, 13.
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    Table VI. (Girls).
    Weight in lbs.1939. 228 girls' records investigated. Avg. age, 12, 7/12.1943. 166 girls' records investigated. Avg. age, 13.
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    Table VII. (Boys).
    Inches.Height in inches.
    1939.1943.
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    Table VIII. (Girls).
    Inches.Height in inches.
    1939.1943.
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    SECTION B. TREATMENT. The number of treatments for minor ailments during 1943 compared with 1942:—
    1943.1942.
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    Eye Clinic. Statistics for the year 1943:—
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    Orthopædic Clinic. The work of this Clinic with its ancillary services of massage, remedial exercises and light treatments during 1943, is indicated in the following figures:—
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    Tabulation of new cases seen by the Orthopaedic Surgeon, 1943:—
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    STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE VARIOUS DENTAL SCHEMES.
    Grand Total (all schemes).1942.1943.
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    REPORT FOR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, 1943.
    Age.567891011121314
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    SECTION C. Infectious Disease. The following is a summary of returns of infectious diseases from Head Teachers during 1943:—
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    The following table of attendance at these centres will indicate the popularity and success of the scheme:—
    Centre.Period.Total Attendance.
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    (b) Living Allowances:
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    Milk in Schools. By October, 1943, the average number of children receiving milk reached 78.01 per cent., and a return submitted to the Board at that time showed the following figures
    Number of children receiving milk.One-third Pint.Two-thirds Pint.
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    SECTION D. Exceptional Children in the Area.
    Residential Schools.Special Day Schools.Elementary Schools.Not at School.
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    Employment of Children and Young Persons. The School Medical Officers examined 158 children with regard to employment, as follows:—
    Number Examined.Fit Certificates Issued.