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
Chislehurst 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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| Cause of Death | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | l |
| Whooping Cough | ... | 1 | l |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Influenza | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Enoephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 3 | ... | 2 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory system | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| Other Tuberculous diseases | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... |
| ... | ... | ... | |
| Cancer | 42 | 29 | 71 |
| Diabetes | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Cerebral hæemorrhage | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| Heart disease | 51 | 69 | 120 |
| Aneurism | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 13 | 22 | 34 |
| Bronchitis | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Pneumonia, all forms | 24 | 14 | 38 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Diarrhcea, (under two years) | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Appendicitis | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of the Liver | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Other diseases of the Liver, | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Other digestive diseases | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Acute and chronio nephritis | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Puerperal sepsis | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Other puerperal causes | ... | 6 | 6 |
| Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| Senility | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Suicide | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Other violence | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| Other defined diseases | 24 | 18 | 42 |
| Ill-defined or unknown | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 263 | 252 | 515 |