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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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1971
New cases and mortality:—
| 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 | |
| Under 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 5-14 years | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15-24 years | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 25-44 years | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 45-64 years | 14 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 65 years and over | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Age Unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | |
| Inward Transfers | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Totals | 34 | 25 | 2 | 6 | ||||
Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers
There were no cases of either infection during the year, but
in a number of instances investigations were undertaken in the
case of residents who had been in contact with confirmed cases
of the infection, or had been otherwise at risk of contracting the
illness.
Whooping Cough
77 notifications were received during 1971 compared with
138 in the preceding year. The infection was generally mild in
character.