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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1954 | 1965 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | Total | ||
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Male | Female | ||||||
1. Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 12 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
2. Tuberculosis—Other | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
3. Syphilitic Diseases | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
4. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5. Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6. Meningococcal Infection | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7. Acute Poliomyelitis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
8. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 15 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 36 | 44 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 9 | 41 |
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | 19 | 13 | 20 | 10 | — | 5 | 5 |
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | — | 9 | 9 |
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 70 | 72 | 63 | 82 | 49 | 33 | 82 |
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
16. Diabetes | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 79 | 98 | 80 | 79 | 31 | 50 | 81 |
18. Coronary disease, angina | 107 | 113 | 118 | 127 | 79 | 48 | 127 |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | 22 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
20. Other heart disease | 87 | 80 | 82 | 91 | 30 | 52 | 82 |
21. Other circulatory disease | 25 | 42 | 38 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 47 |
22. Influenza | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
23. Pneumonia | 28 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 18 | 26 | 44 |
24. Bronchitis | 39 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 44 |
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
26. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
31. Congenital malformations | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 59 | 68 | 59 | 49 | 34 | 36 | 70 |
33. Motor vehicle accidents | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
34. All other accidents | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
35. Suicide | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
36. Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
All causes | 678 | 747 | 675 | 733 | 402 | 354 | 756 |