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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea]
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| 13.Cancer of buccal cavity and oesoph (males) | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Cancer of uterus (females) | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| 14.Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 18 | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 15.Cancer of breast | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16.Cancer of all other sites | 69 | - | - | - | 6 | 20 | 43 |
| 17.Diabetes | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 18.Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 58 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 48 |
| 19.Heart diseases | 169 | - | - | - | 3 | 29 | 137 |
| 20.Other diseases of circulatory system | 42 | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 33 |
| 21.Bronchitis | 29 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 27 |
| 22.Pneumonia | 30 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 21 |
| 23.Other respiratory diseases | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| 24.Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 9 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 |
| 25.Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26.Appendicitis | 2 | - | - | - | - | l | 1 |
| 27.Other digestive diseases | 10 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 7 |
| 28.Nephritis | 11 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 29.Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30.Other maternal causes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31.Premature birth | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 32.Congenital malformation, birth injury, infantile disease | 17 | 11 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 33.Suicide | 7 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | - |
| C/F | 532 | 22 | 3 | - | 30 | 107 | 370 |