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
Malden and Coombe 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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compared with an average of 11 .5 for England and Wales. The infant
mortality rate was 17.9 compared with the figure of 21.7 for England
and Wales. 23 males and 7 females died from lung cancer, 9 more than
in the previous year.
The death rates from this condition per 1,000 population were 1 .094 for males and 0.284 for females as compared with the rates of 0.855 and 0.132 respectively for England and Wales.
CAUSES OF DEATH
| M. | F. | TOTAL. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 . | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 3 | — | 3 |
| 2. | Tuberculosis, other | 1 | — | 1 |
| 3. | Syphilitic disease | - | - | - |
| 4. | Diphtheria | - | - | - |
| 5. | Whooping cough | - | - | - |
| 6. | Meningococcal infection | - | - | - |
| 7. | Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - |
| 8. | Measles | - | - | - |
| 9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | - | 1 |
| 10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 11. | „ „lung, bronchus ... | 23 | 7 | 30 |
| 12. | „ „ breast | - | 13 | 13 |
| 13. | „ „ uterus | - | 3 | 3 |
| 14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 30 | 32 | 62 |
| 15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16. | Diabetes | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 24 | 48 | 72 |
| 18. | Coronary disease, angina | 51 | 42 | 93 |
| 19. | Hypertension with heart disease. | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 20. | Other heart disease | 14 | 38 | 52 |
| 21 . | Other circulatory disease | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 22. | Influenza | - | - | - |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | - | 6 | 6 |
| 26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 2 | - | 2 |
| 28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 3 | - | 3 |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 3 | - | 3 |
| 30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion. | - | 1 | 1 |
| 31. | Congenital malformations | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 20 | 18 | 38 |
| 33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 34. | All other accidents | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 35. | Suicide | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 36. | Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - |
| Total. | 233 | 272 | 505 | |