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
Fulham 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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1.384 Deaths as follows:-
CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSES OF DEATH
| Under 1 | Age Groups | Over 65 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-45 | 45-65 | ||||
| Tuberculosis. Respiratory | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| Tuberculosis, Other | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilitic Disease | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal Infections | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Cancer | — | — | — | 19 | 110 | 171 | 300 |
| Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | — | — | 2 | 28 | 130 | 160 | |
| Coronary disease, angina | — | — | — | 3 | 65 | 135 | 203 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | — | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | 27 |
| Other heart disease | — | — | — | 11 | 18 | 103 | 132 |
| Other circulatory disease | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 73 | 86 |
| Influenza | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 59 | 71 |
| Bronchitis | 1 | — | — | 1 | 37 | 95 | 134 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
| Gastritis, enteritis diarrhoea | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Congenital malformations | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 19 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 23 | 1 | — | 4 | 15 | 58 | 101 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| All other accidents | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| Suicide | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 7 | 23 |
| Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 39 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 347 | 928 | 1,384 |
Infant Deaths CAUSES OF DEATH IN CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR
| Under 24 hrs. | 1 day-1 wk. | 1-2 uk s. | 2-3 wks. | 3-4 wks. | TOTAL Under 4 wks. | 1-3 m ths. | 3-6 m ths. | 6-9 n ths. | 9-12 m th s. | TOTAL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | 3 | ||||||||
| Birth Injury | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | ||||||
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||||
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| Haemorrhage | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||||||
| Mediastinal Emphysema | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||||||
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Pneumothorax | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||||
| Pontine Embolism | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||||||
| Prematurity | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | |||||
| Progressive Spinal Muscular | ||||||||||||
| At rophy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 16 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 39 | ||
DETAILS OF DEATHS FROM CANCER DURING THE LAST SEVEN YEARS SHOWING SITES
| 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | ||
| LUNGS AND BRONCHUS | Male | 43 | 61 | 59 | 68 | 61 | 70 | 80 |
| Female | 8 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 16 | |
| STOMACH | Male | 25 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 14 |
| Female | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | |
| BREAST | Male | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Female | 22 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 25 | 23 | |
| UTERUS | Female | 10 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 16 |
| OTHER SITES | Male | 84 | 59 | 65 | 78 | 61 | 65 | 72 |
| Female | 46 | 47 | 65 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 62 | |
| Totals | 249 | 243 | 275 | 269 | 236 | 279 | 300 | |