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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Recordings in the register during 1944 were as follows:—
| Respiratory | Other . forms. | Total No. of cases. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| On register, 1.1.1944 | 243 | 215 | 80 | 95 | 633 |
| New cases notified | 31 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 70 |
| Cases re-entered on register | – | – | – | – | – |
| No. of cases coming to knowledge after death | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 6 |
| Inward Transfers | 2 | 5 | – | – | 7 |
| 279 | 251 | 83 | 103 | 716 | |
| Deletions — deaths, removals and recovery | 23 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 48 |
| On register, 31.12.1944 | 256 | 234 | 81 | 97 | 668 |
There has been a net increase of 35 cases in 1944 over the
figure for 1943. The total number of cases gives a case rate of
13.4 per 1,000 population.
The six cases diagnosed after death as Tubercluosis give a
ratio of 1 in 12.6 cases notified.
| New cases notified or otherwise revealed. | Deaths. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age. | Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | ||||
| Periods | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
| Under 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1—5 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 5—15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 15—25 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| 25—35 | 6 | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
| 35—45 | 12 | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | |
| 45—55 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 55—65 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 |
| 65 & over | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Inward Transfers (not included in above table): Respiratory, M. 2
F. 5
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.
Public Health Act, 1936, Section 172.
No action required under these enactments during 1944.