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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Causes of Death - 1952 | Male | Female | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1. Tuberculosis - Respiratory | 7 | 3 | 10 |
2. Tuberculosis - Other | – | 1 | 1 |
3. Syphilitic Disease | 3 | – | 3 |
4. Diphtheria | – | – | – |
5o Whooping Cough | – | – | – |
6. Meningococcal Infections | – | – | – |
7. Acute Poliomyelitis | – | – | – |
8o Measles | – | – | – |
9. Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10. Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 7 | 10 | 17 |
ll. Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | 7 | 2 | 9 |
12. Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | - | 10 | 10 |
13o Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | – | 2 | 2 |
14o Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 26 | 21 | 47 |
15o Leukaemia, Aleukaemia . | 2 | 2 | 4 |
16. Diabetes | 3 | 2 | 5 |
17. Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 23 | 43 | 66 |
18. Coronary Disease, Angina . | 55 | 30 | 85 |
19. Hypertension with Heart Disease | 5 | 11 | 16 |
20. Other Heart Disease | 39 | 52 | 91 |
21. Other Circulatory Disease | 11 | 16 | 27 |
22. Influenza | 3 | – | 3 |
23. Pneumonia | 19 | 13 | 32 |
24. Bronchitis | 23 | 12 | 35 |
25. Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 3 | 10 | |
26. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 5 | 1 | 6 |
27. Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | – | 1 | 1 |
28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | 1 | 4 | 5 |
29. Hyperplasia of Prostate | 4 | – | 4 |