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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Sir quinquennial periods are shown with the years 1946 and 1947.
| Years | Total Births | Infant Mortality Rate | Total Infant Deaths | Age at Death | Maternal Deaths | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths under 1 week | Deaths 1 week to 4 weeks | Deaths 4 weeks to 1 year | Sepsis | Other | ||||
| 1910—1914 | 3,186 | 68 | 220 | 61 | 41 | 118 | 3 | 6 |
| 1921—1925 | 2,832 | 62 | 177 | 64 | 26 | 87 | 6 | 7 |
| 1926—1930 | 3,014 | 44 | 134 | 51 | 14 | 69 | 4 | 6 |
| 1931—1935 | 3,284 | 28 | 124 | 54 | 10 | 60 | 6 | 9 |
| 1936—1940 | 3,945 | 37 | 146 | 69 | 18 | 59 | 4 | 9 |
| 1941—1945 | 4,086 | 31 | 129 | 76 | 10 | 43 | 2 | 3 |
| 1946 | 1,176 | 26 | 31 | 20 | 4 | 7 | — | 1 |
| 1947 | 1,304 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 |
The following facts are disclosed by the above Table:—
1. Reductions in Infant Mortality Rate. The fall occurs chiefly in the period over one week of age. The Infant Mortality Rate
for 1947 is the lowest ever recorded.
2. Increase in the deaths of infants under one week of age.
Rate 1910-1914, 28 per cent. 1941-1945, 59 per cent.
1926-1930, 38 per cent. 1946, 64 per cent.
1931-1935, 43 per cent.
1936-1940, 46 per cent. 1947, 60 per cent.
3. Increase in Maternal Deaths from 1910-1935.
Rate 1910-1914, 2.7 per 1,000 births. 1931-1935, 4.5 per 1,000 births.
1926-1930, 3.3 per 1,000 births.
Decrease in Maternal Deaths from 1936-1946.
Rate 1936-1940, 3.3 per 1,000 births. 1946, 0.82 per 1,000 births.
1941-1945, 1.2 per 1,000 births. 1947, 0.74 per 1,000 births