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
Bromley 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| MALE | FEMALE | TOTAL | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | 1972 | 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | 1972 | 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | |
| MALIGNANT NEOPLASM STOMACH | 32 | 36 | 33 | 35 | 53 | 25 | 31 | 37 | 34 | 39 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 92 |
| MALIGNANT NEOPLASM LUNG, BRONCHUS | 161 | 159 | 151 | 168 | 221 | 38 | 42 | 46 | 36 | 54 | 199 | 201 | 197 | 204 | 275 |
| MALIGNANT NEOPLASM BREAST | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 94 | 72 | 56 | 83 | 114 | 95 | 72 | 56 | 83 | 116 |
| MALIGNANT NEOPLASM UTERUS | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 9 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 39 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 39 |
| OTHER MALIGNANT & LYMPHATIC NEOPLASMS | 177 | 184 | 146 | 220 | 221 | 180 | 186 | 186 | 191 | 256 | 357 | 370 | 332 | 411 | 477 |
| TOTALS | 371 | 379 | 330 | 423 | 497 | 346 | 354 | 347 | 364 | 502 | 717 | 733 | 677 | 787 | 999 |
Rates per 1,000 population
All Forms 2.3
Lung and bronchus 0.65
Other Forms 1.65
ACCIDENTAL DEATHS
During the year 75 residents died from accidents of all kinds, including 46 in motor vehicle accidents.