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
Bromley 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | Male | 1954 Female | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 18 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2. | „ Other | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 3. | Syphilitic diseases | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4. | Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5. | Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6. | Meningococcal Infections | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 8. | Measles | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 21 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 22 | 14 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 28 |
| 12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 12 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| 13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 8 | 3 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 |
| 14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 65 | 62 | 78 | 36 | 29 | 65 |
| 15. | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 16. | Diabetes | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 84 | 102 | 86 | 36 | 58 | 94 |
| 18. | Coronary disease, angina | 80 | 104 | 116 | 68 | 57 | 125 |
| 19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 38 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 20. | Other heart disease | 133 | 143 | 102 | 40 | 63 | 103 |
| 21. | Other circulatory disease | 24 | 44 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 41 |
| 22. | Influenza | 7 | — | 7 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 31 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 34 |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 40 | 39 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 28 |
| 25. | Other diseases of the respiratory system | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 27. | Gastritis, enteritis & diarrhoea .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | 4 |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 8 | 11 | 3 | 11 | — | 11 |
| 30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31. | Congenital malformations | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 59 | 47 | 62 | 24 | 41 | 65 |
| 33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 |
| 34. | All other accidents | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 35. | Suicide | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 36. | Homicide and operations of war | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| All causes | 735 | 720 | 692 | 356 | 371 | 727 | |