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
Hampstead 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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Causes of death
| 1953 | 1954 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 11 | 10 |
| 2. | Tuberculosis, other | 1 | 2 |
| 3. | Syphilitic disease | 6 | 5 |
| 4. | Diphtheria | — | — |
| 5. | Whooping Cough | — | — |
| 6. | Meningococcal infections | 1 | 1 |
| 7. | Acute poliomyelitis | 2 | — |
| 8. | Measles | — | — |
| 9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | 5 |
| 10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 53 | 17 |
| 11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 77 | 28 |
| 12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 61 | 16 |
| 13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 29 | 7 |
| l4. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasm | 190 | 101 |
| 15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 9 | 5 |
| 16. | Diabetes | 6 | 4 |
| 17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 111 | 103 |
| 18. | Coronary disease, angina | l8l | 185 |
| 19. | Hypertension, with heart disease | 23 | 24 |
| 20. | Other heart disease | 99 | 80 |
| 21. | Other circulatory disease | 46 | 49 |
| 22. | Influenza | 6 | 5 |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 49 | 35 |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 51 | 45 |
| 25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 5 | 8 |
| 26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 10 | 10 |
| 27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 6 | 1 |
| 28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 9 | 9 |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 4 | 8 |
| 30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 2 | 1 |
| 31. | Congenital malformations | 2 | 8 |
| 32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 61 | 68 |
| 33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 9 | 6 |
| 34. | All other accidents | 15 | 21 |
| 35. | Suicide | 17 | 22 |
| 36. | Homicide and operations of war | — | 1 |
| Total | 1,154 | 890 | |