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
Orpington 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Other Tuberculous diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Syphilitic diseases | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Influenza | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Measles | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | — | — | — |
| Acute Infantile Encephalitis | — | — | — |
| Cancer of Bronchial Cavity | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| Cancer of the breast | — | 11 | 11 |
| Cancer (all other forms) | 30 | 28 | 58 |
| Diabetes | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Inter cranial vesc. lesions | 17 | 45 | 62 |
| Heart Disease | 61 | 64 | 125 |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| Bronchitis | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Pneumonia | 16 | 9 | 25 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 4 | — | 4 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Appendicitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Other digestive diseases | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Nephritis | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Post and post-abort, sepsis | — | — | — |
| Other maternal causes | — | 1 | 1 |
| Premature birth | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Congenital malformation and birth injury | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Suicide | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Road traffic accidents | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Other violent causes | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| All other causes | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| TOTALS | 244 | 257 | 501 |