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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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TABLE II. CAUSES OF DEATH.
| 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | |||||
| 1. Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | 4 |
| 2. Tuberculosis—Other | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3. Syphilitic Diseases | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 4. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. Meningococcal Infections | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 7. Acute Poliomeylitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8. Measles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 16 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 48 | 33 | 43 | 47 | 36 | 4 | 40 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | 14 | 13 | 16 | 11 | — | 20 | 20 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 5 | 6 | 13 | 4 | — | 6 | 6 |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 89 | 78 | 83 | 79 | 49 | 33 | 82 |
| 15. Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 |
| 16. Diabetes | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 84 | 48 | 78 | 75 | 27 | 42 | 69 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | 139 | 132 | 108 | 120 | 86 | 58 | 144 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | 20 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 20. Other heart disease | 73 | 88 | 133 | 112 | 41 | 50 | 91 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | 32 | 42 | 47 | 62 | 36 | 35 | 71 |
| 22. Influenza | 5 | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 23. Pneumonia | 65 | 71 | 50 | 57 | 28 | 30 | 58 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 36 | 27 | 33 | 37 | 34 | 13 | 47 |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 6 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis & diarrhoea | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of Prostate | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 55 | 58 | 50 | 56 | 29 | 25 | 54 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 34. All other accidents | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 35. Suicide | 3 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 751 | 712 | 761 | 771 | 423 | 364 | 787 | |