Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Total | Male | Female |
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Wards | Acreage | Density No. of persons per acre | Estimated Population |
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Year | Bromley | England & Wales |
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Domiciliary Confinements | Institutional Confinements | Total |
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Outward transfers (Minus) | Inward transfers (Plus) | Net Total |
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Year | No. of Stillbirths | Rate per 1,000 births | Rate per Bromley | 1,000 population England & Wales |
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No. of cases | Post-mortem examinations |
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Year | Bromley Rates (crude) | England & Wales Rates |
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Rates per 1,000 population | |||||
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1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 |
5-yearly periods | Puerperal Sepsis | Other puerperal causes | Rate per 1,000 births |
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Acres | Roods | Poles | Acres | Roods | Poles |
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so. of Nurses employed | Genera | Total No. of Visits Casual | Paid Total | Cases Nursed |
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Description | Situation | No. of Sessions Per Week | Professional Attendants | Services Available |
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Description | Situation | No. of Sessions Per Week | Professional Attendants | Services Available |
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Description | Situation | No. of Sessions Per Week | Professional Attendants | Services Available |
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Description | Situation | No. of Sessions Per Week | Professional Attendants | Services Available |
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Maternity Units | General Hospital Section | |||
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No. of Beds | ||||
Widmore Road Unit | Masons Hill Unit | Nursing Staff | Beds No. of | Nursing Staff |
Address | No. of Beds | Patients Received | Nursing Staff | ||
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Surgical | Medical | Qualified | Others |
Domiciliary Institutions | Total |
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Widmore Rd.Unit | Masons Hill Unit | Total |
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Bacteriological. | No. of Samples | Colony Count on Agar at 37°C | Bact. coli Test | |
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Percentage of Samples negative 100 ml | Bact. coli per 100 ml. |
Total of Inspections and visits | Total of Defects and Nuisances found |
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Shop Acts Inspections | Absence of Statutory Forms | Ventilation defects | Sanitary conveniences unsatisfactory | Washing facilities unsatisfactory |
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Disease. | Inspected and required treatment | Treated at School Clinics |
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On Complaint | Routine | Re-Inspections | Total | Infestation | ||||
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Found | Abated |
Housing Inspections | On Complaint | Routine | Re-inspections | Totals |
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Article of Food. | Informal | Nature of adulteration or irregularity | Observations |
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Article of Food. | Quantity | Approx. Weight.(in ibs.) |
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Respiratory | Other Forms | Total No. of cases | |||
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M. | F. | M. | F. |
1946 | 1945 |
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Bromley | England and Wales | 126 C.Bs. and Great Towns including London | 148 Smaller Towns Resident Pop. 25,000-50,000 at 1931 Census | London Adm. County |
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Male | Female | Total |
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CAUSES OF DEATH | Under 1 Week | 1 and under 2 Weeks | 2 and under 3 Weeks | 3 and under 4 Weeks | Total under 4 Weeks | 1 month and under 3 Months | 3 months and under 6 Months | 6 Months and under 9 Months | | 9 Months and under 12 Months | Total Deaths under 1 year |
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1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | Total | |
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No. of Births (live) | 871 | 901 | 820 | 872 | 1,176 | |
Infant Mortality Rate | 33 | 27 | 39 | 28 | 26 |
Years | Total Births | Infant Mortality Rate | Total Infant Deaths | Age at Death | Maternal Deaths | |||
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Deaths under 1 week | Deaths 1 week to 4 weeks | Deaths 4 weeks to 1 year | Sepsis | Other |
Disease | Total | WARDS | Cases removed to Hospital | Attack Rate per 1,000 population | No. of Deaths | Death Rate | ||||||
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Plaistow | Martin's Hill | Town | Sundridge | Bickley | Bromley Common | Keston and Hayes |
Scarlet Fever | Whooping Cough | Acute Poliomyelitis | Ac. Polioencephalitis | Measles | Diphtheria | Ac. Pneumonia | Dysentery |
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Age periods. | New cases notified or otherwise revealed. (Not including Inward Transfers.)* | Deaths. | ||||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Cases. | Vision unimpaired. | Vision impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | ||
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Notified. | Treated. | |||||
At Home. | In Hospital. |
Classification of Visits. | Totals | AREAS. | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
CENTRES. | Nominal Roll of Babies 31/12/1946 | New Enrolments | Total Attendances | Welfare Sessions held | Medical Consultations | No. of Weighings | ||||
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Under 1 year | Over 1 year | Under 1 year | Over 1 year | Mothers | Medical Sessions held | No. of Babies Examined |
No. of Sessions held | New Cases Examined | Total Attendances for Medical Examinations | Blood Tests Rh. Factor | No. of Sessions Held | Total Examinations by Midwives |
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HOUSING INSPECTION. | On Complaint | Routine | Re Inspection | Total | Nuisances Found |
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SAMPLING, FOOD and DRUGS ACT, Etc. | On Complaint | Routine | Re-Inspection | Total | Nuisances Found |
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Butchers | Confectionery | Dairies | Fish | Grocery |
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Premises | Number of | |||
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Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted |
Medical. Whole-time Officers: | Proportion of time allocated to School Health Service |
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Group | Defective Vision | Other Defect | Total |
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Defect or Disease | Routine Inspections No. of Defects | |
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Requiring Treatment | Requiring Observation |
Age Groups | No. of Children Inspected | A. (Excellent) | B. (Normal) | C. (Slightly Sub-normal) | D. (Bad) | ||||
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No. | Per Cent. | No. | Per Cent. | No. | Per Cent. | No. | Per Cent |
Defect or Disease | Special Inspections No. of Defects | |
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Requiring Treatment | Requiring Observation |
Defect or Disease | Number of Defects Treated, or under Treatment during the year 1946 | ||
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Skin. Ringworm—Scalp: — | Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Total |
No. of Defects dealt with | No. of Children for whom Spectacles were | |||||
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(a) Prescribed | (b) Obtained | |||||
Uuder the Authority's Scheme | Other-wise | Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise |
Received Operative Treatment By Private Under the Practitioner, Authority's or Hospital Scheme, in apart from Clinic or Authority's Hospital Scheme | Total | Received other forms of treatment | Total number treated |
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No. of children treated | Residential treatment with Education | Residential treatment withoi Education | Non-residential treatment it at an Orthopaedic Clinic |
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Handicapped Certified | Double Defect |
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Residential Schools | Special Day Schools |
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1946 | 1945 |
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Mothers. | 1946 | 1945 |
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Children taking 1/3 pt. milk. | Children taking 2/3 pt. milk. |
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No. employed | Certs. issued |
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At the Municipal Open Air Bath. | Classes |
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