London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Bromley 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Crude death rate per 1,000 estimated total
population 10.2
Adjusted rate for comparison with other areas 9.9
(Area comparability factor for deaths = 0.97)
Death rate for Greater London, per 1,000
population 10.8
Death rate for England and Wales 11.2
Tuberculosis death rates:
All forms (per 1,000 population) 0.04
Pulmonary (per 1,000 population) 0.033
Non-Pulmonary (per 1,000 population) 0.003
Cancer death rates:
All forms (per 1,000 population) 2.3
Lung and Bronchus (per 1,000 population) 0.6
Other forms (per 1,000 population) 1.7
Staff Medical Examinations:
Number of Health Declaration forms received 870
Number of recommendations without medical
examinations 685
Number of medical examinations carried out... 185
Other Medical Examinations:
Premature retirement 2
Following prolonged sick leave 5
Partial surrender of superannuation allowance 1
Medical examinations on behalf of other
authorities 15
Medical examinations on behalf of West Kent
Main Sewerage Board 8
Meteorological Observations
The Director of Parks has kindly furnished the following
information from the records at the Climatological Station, Church
House Gardens:
Total rainfall 28.71 inches
Mean maximum daily temperature 58.76°F.
Mean minimum daily temperature 40.80°F.
Highest maximum temperature 86°F. (5.6.67 &
11.7.67)
Lowest minimum temperature 14°F. (8.1.67 &
8.12.67)