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
Chelsea 1955
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1955
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DEATHS OF RESIDENTS DURING 1955
| Causes of death | At all ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 andupward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | 8 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| 4. Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Poliomyelitis, acute | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| 8. Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Infective and parasitic diseases | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 12 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 16 |
| 12. Malignant neo-plasm, breast | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 8 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 14. Malignant and lyngphatic neoplasms, other | 90 | - | - | - | 3 | 31 | 56 | |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| 16. Diabetes | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 98 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 88 |
| 18. Coronary disease,angina | 96 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 24 | 71 |
| 19. Hypertension, with heart disease | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 |
| 20. Heart disease, other | 105 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 95 |
| 21. Circulatory disease,other | 84 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 75 |
| 22. Influenza | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 23. Pheumonia | 53 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 45 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 33 |
| Carried forward | 674 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 15 | 118 | 537 |