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
Bexley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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CAUSES OF DEATHS IN THE BOROUGH REGISTERED DURING 1940-1945.
| Causes of Death | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| All causes | 426 | 382 | 374 | 324 | 374 | 305 | 378 | 329 | 382 | 344 | 333 | 363 |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Whooping Cough | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
| 5. Diphtheria | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 28 | 30 | 26 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 24 | 20 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 15 |
| 7. Other forms of Tuberculosis | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 8. Syphilitic Diseases | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 9. Influenza | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| 10. Measles | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 11. Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12. Acute Infectious Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13. Cancer of Body Cavity and (Esophagus (M) and Uterus (F) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 7 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| 15. Cancer of Breast | 11 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | ||||||
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | 31 | 20 | 38 | 29 | 45 | 31 | 42 | 30 | 37 | 24 | 41 | 28 |
| 17. Diabetes | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 |
| 18. Intracranial Vascular Lesions | 21 | 33 | 26 | 32 | 28 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 28 | 36 | 27 | 32 |
| 19. Heart Disease | 89 | 93 | 76 | 80 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 78 | 100 | 68 | 78 | 107 |
| 20. Other Diseases of the Circulatory System | 14 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 26 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 27 | 14 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 21 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 7 |
| 23. Other Respiratory Diseases | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 24. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 25. Diarrhoea under 2 years | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 |
| 26. Appendicitis | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 8 |
| 28. Nephritis | 9 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
| 29. Puerperal and Post Abortive Sepsis | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 30. Other Maternal causes | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| 31. Premature Birth | 8 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 5 |
| 32. Congenital malformation ; Birth Injuries and Infant Diseases | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| 33. Suicide | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 34. Road Traffic Accidents | 9 | 1 | 5 | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 6 | 2 |
| 35. Other Violent causes | 63 | 63 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 48 | 12 | 20 |
| 36. All other causes | 29 | 22 | 36 | 33 | 27 | 28 | 44 | 25 | 22 | 30 | 24 | 41 |