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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1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | ||||
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Male | Female | Total | ||||||
1. | Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2. | Tuberculosis—Other | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 |
3. | Syphilitic Diseases | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
4. | Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
5. | Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
6. | Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
8. | Measles | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | 1 | |||||
10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 15 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
11. | Maligant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 19 | 25 | 23 | 34 | 28 | 5 | 33 |
12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 12 | 14 | 15 | 10 | — | 16 | 16 |
13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 |
14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 59 | 51 | 80 | 64 | 36 | 32 | 68 |
15. | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
16. | Diabetes | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 78 | 72 | 74 | 64 | 31 | 42 | 73 |
18. | Coronary disease, angina | 108 | 105 | 106 | 111 | 62 | 34 | 96 |
19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 19 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
20. | Other heart disease | 78 | 53 | 60 | 50 | 30 | 31 | 61 |
21. | Other circulatory disease | 37 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 38 |
22. | Influenza | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
23. | Pneumonia | 36 | 15 | 43 | 70 | 24 | 28 | 52 |
24. | Bronchitis | 36 | 26 | 31 | 50 | 19 | 12 | 31 |
25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 9 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
26. | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 7 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 9 | — | 9 |
30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
31. | Congenital malformations | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 54 | 47 | 59 | 48 | 21 | 35 | 56 |
33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
34. | All other accidents | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
35. | Suicide | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
36. | Homicide and operations of war | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | - | — |
All causes | 634 | 516 | 624 | 648 | 333 | 295 | 628 |