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Bromley 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley Borough]
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DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
The deaths from all causes included: —
| Rate per 1,000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bromley. | England & Wales | ||
| From Small Pox | 0 | .00 | .00 |
| „ Measles | 9 | .26 | .36 |
| ,, Scarlet Fever | 1 | .02 | .05 |
| ,, Diphtheria | 4 | .11 | .13 |
| ,, Whooping Cough | ] | .02 | .21 |
| ,, Fever | 0 | .00 | .07 |
| ,, Diarrhœa | 17 | .50 | 1.06 |
(under 2 years of age)
32
Thus 32 deaths were attributed to these principal Zymotic
Diseases, being at the rate of .94 per 1,000, compared with a
rate of 1.88 for England and Wales, and 1.88 for the Outer
Ring of London.
The deaths from Measles were more numerous than in any
year since 1900, when 11 were recorded.
Considering the exceptionally hot and dry summer, the
number of deaths from Diarrhoea was not remarkable.
Generally speaking, the effects of sanitary improvements
and precautionary methods are best indicated by a lower deathrate,
from Infectious Diseases, Fever, Diarrhoea, Consumption,
and amongst children under 5 years of age, from all causes.