London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Chislehurst 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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TABLE II.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
| 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | ||||||
| 1. Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 17 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2. Tuberculosis—Other | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| 3. Syphilitic Diseases | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 4. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. Meningococcal Infection | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 8. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 22 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 21 | 38 | 36 | 44 | 27 | 4 | 31 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | 14 | 13 | 19 | 13 | — | 20 | 20 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 65 | 75 | 70 | 72 | 37 | 26 | 63 |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 16. Diabetes | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 103 | 66 | 79 | 98 | 35 | 45 | 80 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | 101 | 99 | 107 | 113 | 80 | 38 | 118 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | 16 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 20. Other heart disease | 117 | 96 | 87 | 80 | 29 | 53 | 82 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | 40 | 51 | 25 | 42 | 18 | 20 | 38 |
| 22. Influenza | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 23. Pneumonia | 27 | 32 | 28 | 37 | 25 | 17 | 42 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 38 | 44 | 39 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 40 |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | 5 |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | — | 4 |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 59 | 56 | 59 | 68 | 27 | 32 | 59 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 34. All other accidents | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 35. Suicide | 8 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| All causes | 739 | 732 | 678 | 747 | 362 | 313 | 675 |