[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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APPENDIX—STATISTICAL TABLES.

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Vital Statistics.

Live Births.
	Total	Male	Female	Birth Rate 13.8 per 1,000 total population.
Legitimate	849	424	425
Illegitimate	43	23	20

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The following figures show the estimated population of the Borough during the past ten years:—

Year	Estimated Population

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BIRTHS. The Birth Rate for 1950 is 13.8 per 1000 total population. Comparative rates during the past ten years are as follows:—

Year	Bromley	England & Wales

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The following tabulation gives the number of stillbirths, rates per 1,000 births, and comparative rates per 1.000 population with England and Wales, for the past ten years:—

Year	No. of Stillbirths	Rate per 1,000 births	Rate per 1,000 population
Year	No. of Stillbirths	Rate per 1,000 births	Bromley	England & Wales

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Of the 739 deaths occurring, 347 were males and 392 females. Comparative death rates for the past ten years are given below:—

Year	Bromley Rates (Crude)	England and Wales Rate

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The ages at death show that 449 were 65 years and over. The main causes of death in Bromley, together with comparative rates per 1,000 population are given below:—

	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950

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There were no maternal deaths in the Borough during 1950. The causes and rates of maternal mortality in the Borough are shown in 5-yearly periods since 1911 in the following table:—

5-yearly periods	Puerperal Sepsis	Other Puerperal causes	Rate per 1,000 births

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OPEN AIR RECREATIONAL AMENITIES. Commons and Open Spaces.

Acres		Roods	Poles	Acres	Roods	Poles

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These Homes are run by the Welfare Department of the London County Council, and the following details are given:-

	The Vane	Town Court

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Chemical. (Parts per million unless otherwise stated )

	Shortlands Well	West Wickham Well	1 Orpington Well	hames-derived filtered water (Walton)

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PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949. PREVALENCE OF RATS AND MICE.

(1)	(2)			(5)
	Number of properties in Local Authority's Area			Analysis of Column 4
Total	in which infestation was recorded			No. infested by
	Notified by Occupier	Otherwise discovered	Total of (2) & (3)	Rats		Mice only
	Notified by Occupier	Otherwise discovered	Total of (2) & (3)	Major	Minor	Mice only

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MEASURES OF CONTROL BY LOCAL AUTHORITY.

Number of notices served under Section 4		Number of treatments carried out				Block treatments of properties in different occupancies under Sect. 0 (1) or by informal arrangement
Number of notices served under Section 4		By arrangement with occupier		Under .Section 5 (1)
Treatments	Works	Ratst	Mice only	Ratst	Mice only	No. of blocks	Surface	Associated Sewers
Treatments	Works	Ratst	Mice only	Ratst	Mice only	No. of blocks	No. of separate occupancies	Number of manholes treated

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The following statement shows the Council's post-war housing programme as at 1st January, 1951

Completed and occupied :-	Units.

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TEMPORARY HOUSING:

	Properties.	Units.	Occupied.

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I am indebted to the Property Manager for the following details which relate to the year 1950 only:-

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Inspections.

Reason for Inspection	On Complaint	Routine	ReInspections	Total Inspections	Nuisance found

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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938.

Article	Samples taken		Result		Remarks
	Formal	In formal	Genuine	Adulterated

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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS MILK.

No. of samples taken	Description	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory

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Bacteriological Examinations.

No. of samples taken	Description	Satis.	Unsatis.	Methylene Blue Group
No. of samples taken	Description	Satis.	Unsatis.	I.	II.	III.	IV.

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Tabulation of 584 samples examined from 1st May, 1947, to 31st December, 1950.

Grade	1947 (part)		1948		1949		1950
Grade	No. Samples	%	No. Samples	%	No. Samples	%	No. Samples	%

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SPECIAL ENQUIRIES. The following are details of foods, etc., which were submitted for bacteriological examination after investigation into complaints made to this Department:—

No. of samples subumte	Description	Result	Remarks

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Samples of the following were submitted for bacteriological examination as a result of routine inspections:—

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Samples of the following were submitted for examination after investigation into alleged food upsets reported to this Department:—

Description		Result

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The following licences were issued by the Local Authority under the above Regulations:—

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MEAT INSPECTION. The following table gives details of the ante- and post-mortem inspection of animals made during 1950:—

	Cattle excluding Cows	Cows	Calves	Sheep and Lambs	Pigs

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The corresponding figure for 1949 was 15 tons 12 cwts. 20$ lbs.

Article of Food	Approximate Weight (lbs.)

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TUBERCULOSIS. Recordings in the Register for the year ended 31st December, 1950. are as under:—

	Respiratory		Other	Forms	Total No. of Cases
	M.	F.	M.	F.	Total No. of Cases

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TABLE I. Summary of Statistics 1950.

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TABLE II. Causes of Death, 1950.

		Male	Female	Total

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TABLE III. INFANT MORTALITY, 1950. (Compiled locally from Registrar's Death Returns)

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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TABLE IV. Analysis of Causes of Infant Deaths 1946 - 1950.

	1046	1947	1048	1049	1050	Total

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TABLE V. Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1950. Sex and Age Distribution

Disease	Totals		Under 1		1-2		3-4		5-9		10-14		15-24		25 and over		Age Unknown
Disease	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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TABLE VI. Notifiable Diseases, 1950. Ward Distribution, Attack and Mortality Rates.

Disease	Total	WARDS							Cases removed to Hospital	Attack Rate per 1,000 population	No. of Deaths	Death Rate per 1,000 population
Disease	Total	Plaistow	Martins Hill	Town	Sun-dridge	Bickley	Bromley Common	Keston and Hayes	Cases removed to Hospital	Attack Rate per 1,000 population	No. of Deaths	Death Rate per 1,000 population

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TABLE VII. TUBERCULOSIS New Cases and Mortality during the Year 1950.

Age groups	New cases notified or otherwise revealed. (Not including Inward Transfers.)*				Deaths.
	Pulmonary.		Non-Pulmonary.		Pulmonary.		Non-Pulmonary.
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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TABLE VIII. Housing Statistics for the Year 1950.

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TABLE IX. Summary of the Work of the Sanitary Inspectors for the Year 1950.

TYPE OF INSPECTION.		On Complaint	Routine	Re-Inspection	Total Visits	Nuisances Found

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TABLE IX. (Continued)

Type of Inspection	On Complaint	Routine	Re Inspection	Total Visits	Nuisances Found

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TABLE IX. (Continued)

TYPE OF INSPECTION	On Complaint	Routine	Re-Inspection	Total Visits	Nuisances Found

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TABLE X. Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948. i. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.

Premises	Number on Register	Number of
Premises	Number on Register	Inspections	Written Notices	Occupiers Prosecuted

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II. Cases in which defects were found.

Particulars	No. of cases in which defects were				No. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
	Found	Remedied	Referred
	Found	Remedied	To H.M. Inspector	By H.M. Inspector

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TABLE XI. Nuisances, Defects, Contraventions, etc., Abated or Remedied in 1950.

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TABLE XI. (Continued)

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TABLE XI. (Continued)

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It will be seen from Table II—B, of the statistical tables that the general condition of the pupils inspected in the various age groups reached a much higher standard. Comparative rates for the past three years are shown below:—

	1950	1949	1948

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Number of members at end of year—820.

	£	s.	d.

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A. Periodic Medical Inspections.

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B. Other Inspections.

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C. Pupils Found to Require Treatment. Number of Individual Pupils found at Periodic Medical Inspections to require treatment (excluding Dental Diseases and Infestation with Vermin):—

Group	For defective vision excluding squint)	For any of the other conditions recorded in Table II.A.	Total individual pupils

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A. Return of Delects Found by Medical Inspection.

Defect Code No.	Defect or Disease			Periodic Inspections. No. of Defects.		Special Inspections. No of Defects.
	Defect or Disease			Requiring treatment	Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment	Requiring treatment	Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment
	(1)	(2)			(3)	(4)	(5)

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B. Classification of the General Condition of Pupils Inspected during the Year in the Age Groups.

Age Groups	Number of Pupils Inspected	A—Good		B—Fair		C—Poor
Age Groups	Number of Pupils Inspected	No.	% of Col. 2	No.	% of Col. 2	No.	% of Col. 2
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)

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Group I.—Diseases of the Skin. Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year:—

		By the Authority	Otherwise.

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Group II.—Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint. Number of cases dealt with:—

	By the Authority	Otherwise.

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Number of pupils for whom spectacles were:—

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Group III.—Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat. Number of cases treated:—

		By the Authority.	Otherwise.

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TABLE IV. Dental Inspection and Orthodontics. Treatment.

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TABLE V. Infestation with Vermin.

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TABLE VI. Orthoptic Clinic.

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TABLE VII. Handicapped Pupils Requiring Education at Special Schools or Boarding in Boarding Homes.

	1. Blind	2. Partially Sighted	3. Deaf 4. Partially Deaf		5. Delicate	0. Physically Handicapped	7. Educationally Sub-normal	8 Maladjusted	9. Epileptic	T OT AL 1—9
	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)

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Table of Defects found by Medical Inspection:

Defect or Disease.	Number of Requiring treatment.	defects:— Requiring observation.

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APPENDIX—STATISTICAL TABLES.

Vital Statistics.

The following figures show the estimated population of the Borough during the past ten years:—

BIRTHS. The Birth Rate for 1950 is 13.8 per 1000 total population. Comparative rates during the past ten years are as follows:—

The following tabulation gives the number of stillbirths, rates per 1,000 births, and comparative rates per 1.000 population with England and Wales, for the past ten years:—

Of the 739 deaths occurring, 347 were males and 392 females. Comparative death rates for the past ten years are given below:—

The ages at death show that 449 were 65 years and over. The main causes of death in Bromley, together with comparative rates per 1,000 population are given below:—

There were no maternal deaths in the Borough during 1950. The causes and rates of maternal mortality in the Borough are shown in 5-yearly periods since 1911 in the following table:—

OPEN AIR RECREATIONAL AMENITIES. Commons and Open Spaces.

Continued from previous page...

These Homes are run by the Welfare Department of the London County Council, and the following details are given:-

Chemical. (Parts per million unless otherwise stated )

PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949. PREVALENCE OF RATS AND MICE.

MEASURES OF CONTROL BY LOCAL AUTHORITY.

The following statement shows the Council's post-war housing programme as at 1st January, 1951

TEMPORARY HOUSING:

I am indebted to the Property Manager for the following details which relate to the year 1950 only:-

Inspections.

FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938.

Continued from previous page...

BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS MILK.

Bacteriological Examinations.

Tabulation of 584 samples examined from 1st May, 1947, to 31st December, 1950.

SPECIAL ENQUIRIES. The following are details of foods, etc., which were submitted for bacteriological examination after investigation into complaints made to this Department:—

Samples of the following were submitted for bacteriological examination as a result of routine inspections:—

Samples of the following were submitted for examination after investigation into alleged food upsets reported to this Department:—

The following licences were issued by the Local Authority under the above Regulations:—

MEAT INSPECTION. The following table gives details of the ante- and post-mortem inspection of animals made during 1950:—

The corresponding figure for 1949 was 15 tons 12 cwts. 20$ lbs.

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TUBERCULOSIS. Recordings in the Register for the year ended 31st December, 1950. are as under:—

TABLE I. Summary of Statistics 1950.

TABLE II. Causes of Death, 1950.

TABLE III. INFANT MORTALITY, 1950. (Compiled locally from Registrar's Death Returns)

TABLE IV. Analysis of Causes of Infant Deaths 1946 - 1950.

TABLE V. Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1950. Sex and Age Distribution

TABLE VI. Notifiable Diseases, 1950. Ward Distribution, Attack and Mortality Rates.

TABLE VII. TUBERCULOSIS New Cases and Mortality during the Year 1950.

TABLE VIII. Housing Statistics for the Year 1950.

TABLE IX. Summary of the Work of the Sanitary Inspectors for the Year 1950.

TABLE IX. (Continued)

TABLE IX. (Continued)

TABLE X. Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948. i. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.

II. Cases in which defects were found.

TABLE XI. Nuisances, Defects, Contraventions, etc., Abated or Remedied in 1950.

TABLE XI. (Continued)

TABLE XI. (Continued)

It will be seen from Table II—B, of the statistical tables that the general condition of the pupils inspected in the various age groups reached a much higher standard. Comparative rates for the past three years are shown below:—

Number of members at end of year—820.

A. Periodic Medical Inspections.

B. Other Inspections.

C. Pupils Found to Require Treatment. Number of Individual Pupils found at Periodic Medical Inspections to require treatment (excluding Dental Diseases and Infestation with Vermin):—

A. Return of Delects Found by Medical Inspection.

B. Classification of the General Condition of Pupils Inspected during the Year in the Age Groups.

Group I.—Diseases of the Skin. Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year:—

Group II.—Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint. Number of cases dealt with:—

Number of pupils for whom spectacles were:—

Group III.—Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat. Number of cases treated:—

TABLE IV. Dental Inspection and Orthodontics. Treatment.

TABLE V. Infestation with Vermin.

TABLE VI. Orthoptic Clinic.

TABLE VII. Handicapped Pupils Requiring Education at Special Schools or Boarding in Boarding Homes.

Table of Defects found by Medical Inspection: