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Bromley 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

Published
1952
Pages
110
Tables
69

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69 tables in this report

  • Page 12
    Vital Statistics.
    Live Births.Total.Male.Female.
  • Page 13
    Deaths of Infants under I year of age.
    Total.Male.Female.
  • Page 13
    Comparative statistics for the year 1951.
    Birth rate (per 1,000 population).Death Rate. (per 1,000 population)Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births).
    Live Births.Still Births.
  • Page 13
    The following table gives details of the annual increase for the past twenty years:—
    Year.Estimated Population.Natural Increase ofPopulation.
  • Page 14
    The following information, which is based on a 1 per cent . sample, has also been extracted from the report:— Housing Conditions.
    BromleyChislehurst & Sidcup.Orpington.
  • Page 15
    Comparative rates during the past ten years are as follow:—
    Year.Bromley.England and Wales.
  • Page 16
    The following table 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 Bromley.1,000 population. England and Wales
  • Page 16
    Comparative death rates for the past ten years are given below:—
    Year.Bromley RateEngland and Wales Rate
  • Page 16
    The main causes of death in Bromley, together with comparative rates per 1,000 population for the last five years are given below:—
    19471948194919501951
  • Page 17
    The following details relate to deaths from Cancer during the past ten years:—
    Year.Number of Deaths.Rate per 1,000 population.Percentage of Total Deaths recorded for the year.
  • Page 17
    The causes and rates of maternal mortality for Bromley are shown in 5-yearly periods since 1911 in the following table:—
    5-yearly period.Puerperal Sepsis.Other Puerperal causes.Rate per 1,000 births.
  • Page 18
    603 acres of land have been secured or reserved for public recreational purposes within the Borough, representing 9.2 per cent. of the total acreage of the Borough.
    Acres.Roods.Poles
  • Page 22
    Details of these homes are as under:—
    Address.No. of Beds.No. of new patients received duringNursing Staff. Qualified.Other.
    1951. Surgical.Medical.S.R.N.S.E.A.N.R.M.P.A.
  • Page 24
    The following is a summary of the cases assisted in Bromley area during the year 1951:—
    Types of Cases.Total
  • Page 33
    Chemical. (Parts per million unless otherwise stated).
    Short-lands Well.West Wickham Well.Orpington Well.River Thames water filtered at Walton works.
  • Page 33
    Bacteriological Results.
    No. of samples.Plate count. (Av. per millilitre) Colonies counted on Agar.Bact. Percentage of samplescoli. test. Average number Bact coli per 100 ml.
    22°C (3 days)37°C (20-24 hrs.).negative in 100 ml.
  • Page 35
    The following are the aggregate totals under the respective headings: —
    Total No. of Inspections and Visits.Total No. of Defects and Nuisances found.
  • Page 35
    Notices issued :
  • Page 37
    PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949.
    Type of Property.
    Local Authority.Dwelling Houses.Agricultural.All other (including Business and Industrial).Total
  • Page 40
    The following statement shows the Council's post-war housing programme as at 1st January, 1952: —
  • Page 41
    The following extract summarises the work relating to housing: — Inspections.
    Reason for Inspection.On Complaint.Routine.Re- inspections.Total Inspections.Nuisances found
  • Page 44
    FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938—FOOD SAMPLING.
    Article.Samples taken.Result.Remarks.
    Formal.Informal.Genuine.Adulterated.
  • Page 45
    Continued from previous page...
    Article.Samples takenResultRemarks.
    Formal.Informal.Genuine.Adulleraled.
  • Page 46
    BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS. Milk.
    No. of Samples taken.Description.Satisfactory.Unsatisfactory.
  • Page 46
    The undermentioned figures indicate the real improvement in the quality of ice cream sold last year, as compared with the year 1947.
    Grade.No. of Samples.1947. %No. of Samples.1951. %
  • Page 47
    The corresponding figures for the year 1950 were 1,393 certificates, and 20 tons, 2 cwts. 4 qtrs. 1 lb. of food
    Article of Food.Approximate Weight (lbs.)
  • Page 48
    Continued from previous page...
    Article of Food.Approximate Weight (lbs.).
  • Page 50
    The following table gives details of the ante- and post-mortem inspection of animals made during 1951:-
    Carcases Inspected and Condemned.
    Cattle excluding Cows.Cows.Calves.Sheep and Lambs.Pigs.
  • Page 52
    The County Medical Officer has furnished the following figures showing the number of persons who were vaccinated against smallpox during the year 1951.
    Age at 31st December, 1951.
    Under 1.1 to 4.5 to 14.15 or over.Total.
  • Page 53
    The following tabulation, covering sixty years in five-yearly periods, gives for comparison the number of cases, deaths and mortality percentage: —
    Years.No. of Cases.No. of Deaths.Mortality Percentage
  • Page 55
    Recordings in the Register for the year ended 31st December, 1951, are as under: —
    Respiratory.Other Forms.Total No. of Cases.
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 59
    TABLE 1. Summary of Statistics, 1951.
  • Page 60
    TABLE II. Causes of Death, 1951.
    Male.FemaleTotal
  • Page 61
    TABLE III. INFANT MORTALITY, 1951. (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 Months3 months and under 6 Months6 Months and under 9 Months9 Months and under 12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 62
    TABLE IV. Analysis of Causes of Infant Deaths, 1946—1951.
    194619471948194919501951Total
  • Page 63
    TABLE V. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1951. Sex and Age Distribution.
    Disease.Totals.Under 11—23—45-910—1415—2425 and overAge unknown
    M.F.MF.M.F.M.F.MFM.F.M.F.MFM.F.
  • Page 64
    TABLE VI. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES, 1951. Ward Distribution, Attack and Mortality Rates.
    DiseaseTotalWARDSCases removed to HospitalAttack Rate per 1,000 populationNo. of DeathsDeath Rate per 1000 population
    PlaistowMartin's HillTownSund ridgeBickleyBromley CommonKeston and Hayes
  • Page 65
    TABLE VII. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1951. Seasonable Incidence.
    Disease.Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total.
  • Page 66
    TUBERCULOSIS. New Cases and Mortality during the year 1951.
    Age GroupsNew cases notified or otherwise revealed. (Not inclu- j ding Inward Transfers.)* IDeaths.
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    MF.MFMFMF
  • Page 67
    TABLE IX. Housing Statistics for the year 1951.
  • Page 68
    TABLE X. Summary of the Work of the Sanitary Inspectors for the year 1951.
    TYPE OF INSPECTIONOn ComplaintRoutineRe-InspectionTotal VisitsNuisances Found
  • Page 69
    TABLE X—Continued).
    TYPE OF INSPECTIONOn ComplaintRoutineRe-Inspec tionTotal VisitsNuisances Found
  • Page 70
    TABLE X—(Continued).
    TYPE OF INSPECTIONOn ComplaintRoutineRe- InspectionTotal VisitsNuisances Found
  • Page 71
    TABLE XI. Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948. 1. Inspections for Purposes of Provisions as to Health.
    Premises.Number on Register.Number of
    Inspections.Written NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted.
  • Page 72
    2. Cases in which defects were found.
    Particulars.Number of cases in which defects were: —Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted.
    Found.Remedied.Referred
    To H.M. Inspector.By H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 73
    TABLE XII. Nuisances, Defects, Contraventions, etc., Abated or Remedied in 1951.
  • Page 74
    TABLE XII. (Continued).
  • Page 74
    MEAT, MILK AND OTHER FOOD PREMISES—
  • Page 74
    FACTORIES, OUTWORKERS, Etc.—
  • Page 75
    TABLE XII. (Continued).
  • Page 80
    The following tabulation indicates the extent of defects discovered at periodic medical inspections at schools in Bromley compared with the extent of defects in the county as a whole.
    Requiring Treatment. Incidence per 1,000 Insp.Requiring Observation. Incidence per 1,000 Insp.
  • Page 84
    GENERAL INFORMATION.
    Numbers onSchool Roll
  • Page 85
    The main types of ailments treated were, as under: —
  • Page 86
    Table 1IB, of the statistical tables gives information on the general condition of the pupils inspected in the various age groups. Comparative rates for the past four years are shown below:—
    1951.1950.1949.1948.
  • Page 100
    TABLE I. Medical Inspection of Pupils Attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools.
  • Page 100
    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.
  • Page 101
    TABLE II. Return of Defects Found by Medical Inspection.
    Periodic Inspections. No. of defects.Special Inspections. No. of defects.
    Defect Code No.Defect or Disease.Requiring treatmentRequiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatmentRequiring treatmentRequiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 101
    B. Classification of the General Condition of Pupils Inspected during the Year in the Age Groups.
    Age Groups.Number of Pupils InspectedA (Good). % ofB (Fair). % ofC (Poor). % of
    No.Col. 2No.Col. 2No.Col. 2
  • Page 102
    TABLE III. TREATMENT TABLES. Group I.—Diseases of the Skin.
    By the Authority.Otherwise.
  • Page 102
    Group II.— Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint.
    Number of cases dealt with.
    By the Authority.Otherwise.
  • Page 102
    Group 111.—Diseases and Defects of Ear. Nose and Throat.
    Number of cases By the Authority.treated. Otherwise.
  • Page 103
    TABLE IV. Dental Inspection, Treatment and Orthodontics.
  • Page 104
    (9) Extractions:
  • Page 104
    TABLE V. Infestation with Vermin.
  • Page 104
    TABLE VI. Orthoptic Clinic.
  • Page 105
    TABLE VII. Handicapped Pupils Requiring Education at Special School or Boarding in Boarding Homes.
    1. Blind2. Partially Sighted3. Deaf4. Partiallv Deaf5. Delicate6. Physically Handicapped7. Educationally Sub-normal8. Maladjusted9. EpilepticT O T A L 1—9
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)
  • Page 105
    TABLE VII. Handicapped Pupils Requiring Education at Special School or Boarding in Boarding Homes.
    1. Blind2. Partially Sighted3. Deaf4. Partially Deaf5. Delicate6. Physically Handicapped7. Educationally Sub-normal8. Maladjusted9. EpilepticT O T A L 1—9
  • Page 106
    TABLE VIII. Independent Schools.
  • Page 106
    Table of Defects found by Medical Inspection.
    Defect or Disease.requiring treatment.requiring observation.