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 Orpington]
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Male. | Female. | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 13 | 3 | 16 |
2. | Tuberculosis—Other | 2 | 1 | 3 |
3. | Syphilitic deisease | — | 1 | 1 |
4. | Diphtheria | — | — | — |
5. | Whooping Cough | — | i — | — |
6. | Meningococcal infections | — | — | — |
7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
8. | Measles | — | — | — |
9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | — |
10. | Malignant, neoplasm, stomach | 16 | 11 | 27 |
11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 19 | — | — |
12. | Malignant, neoplasm, breast | — | 13 | 13 |
13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 7 | 7 |
14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 24 | 30 | 54 |
15. | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
16. | Diabetes | — | 6 | 6 |
17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 19 | 47 | 66 |
18. | Coronary disease, angina | 55 | 34 | 89 |
19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 13 | 7 | 20 |
20. | Other heart disease | 40 | 54 | 94 |
21. | Other circulatory disease | 12 | 13 | 25 |
22. | Influenza | 1 | 9 | 10 |
23. | Pneumonia | 18 | 23 | 41 |
24. | Bronchitis | 17 | 18 | 35 |
25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 4 | 7 | 11 |
26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 6 | 1 | 7 |
27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | — | — | — |
28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 2 | 3 | 5 |
29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 7 | — | 7 |
30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — |
31. | Congenital malformations | 4 | 1 | 5 |
32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 25 | 34 | 59 |
33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 7 | 3 | 10 |
34. | All other accidents | 11 | 3 | 14 |
35. | Suicide | 4 | 2 | 6 |
36. | Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — |
All causes | 321 | 333 | 654 |