Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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Male. | Female. | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 21 | 8 | 29 |
2. | „ —Other | — | 1 | 1 |
3. | Syphilitic diseases | 2 | 1 | 3 |
4. | Diphtheria | — | — | — |
5. | Whooping Cough | 1 | — | 1 |
6 | Meningococcal Infection | — | — | — |
7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | 1 |
8. | Measles | — | — | — |
9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 8 | 12 | 20 |
11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 21 | 1 | 22 |
12 | Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | 13 | 13 |
13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 7 | 7 |
14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 39 | 31 | 70 |
15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | — | 2 | 2 |
16. | Diabetes | 1 | 5 | 6 |
17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 38 | 52 | 90 |
18. | Coronary disease, angina | 53 | 39 | 92 |
19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 15 | 20 | 35 |
20. | Other heart disease | 42 | 76 | 118 |
21. | Other circulatory disease | 11 | 15 | 26 |
22. | Influenza | 5 | 4 | 9 |
23. | Pneumonia | 18 | 10 | 28 |
24. | Bronchitis | 34 | 16 | 50 |
25. | Other diseases of the respiratory system | — | 2 | 2 |
26. | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 9 | 5 | 14 |
27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 2 | 2 | 4 |
28 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 2 | 3 | 5 |
29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 4 | — | 4 |
30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | 4 | 4 |
31. | Congenital malformation | 5 | 9 | 14 |
32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 29 | 29 | 58 |
33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 5 | 1 | 6 |
34. | All other accidents | 7 | 5 | 12 |
35. | Suicide | 5 | 4 | 9 |
36 | Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — |
All causes | 379 | 378 | 757 |