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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 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Tuberculosis
There were 14 deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis during the
year, giving a death rate of 0.05.
The provisional national rate for all forms of tuberculosis is
0.48 per 1,000 population.
Street Accidents
1,878 street accidents occurred in the Borough during 1965.
2,619 persons were injured and 26 died. These totals include 391
children under 15 years of age who were injured, and 5 who died.
Water Supply
Details relating to the Borough's water supply are shown in the
Chief Public Health Inspector's section of this report.

Table: CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFEFOR 1965(Registrar General's Return)

CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE

FOR 1965

(Registrar General's Return)

Causes of DeathSexAll agesUnder four weeksFour weeks and under 1 yearAge in Years
1515253545556575 and over
1. Tuberculosis, respiratoryM8--------152
F6------1--23
2. Tuberculosis, other formsM------------
F------------
3. Syphilitic diseaseM3---------21
F2--------2--
4. DiphtheriaM------------
F------------
5. Whooping CoughM------------
F------------
6. Meningococcal infectionsM1---------1-
F------------
7. Acute poliomyelitisM------------
F------------
8. MeaslesM------------
F------------
9. Other Infective & parasitic diseasesM------------
F2-------11--
10. Malignant neoplasm, StomachM35-----1-411910
F26-------4715
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchusM154-------12575233
F36-------410913