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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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RIVERS AND STREAMS.
During the year 57 inspections of rivers and streams were
made.
Two nuisances were found and remedied.
ADOPTIVE ACTS AND BYELAWS.
No Acts or Byelaws were adopted during the year.
| Disease | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid Fever. | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 27 | 12 | 39 |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Syphilitic diseases | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Influenza | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Measles | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Infantile Encephalitis | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer of Bronchial Cavity | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Cancer of the Breast | ... | 6 | 6 |
| Cancer, all other forms | 43 | 19 | 62 |
| Diabetes | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Intra cranial ves. lesions | 25 | 30 | 55 |
| Heart diseases | 80 | 69 | 149 |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Bronchitis | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| Pneumonia | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Diarrhoea, (under 2 years) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Appendicitis | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Other digestive diseases | 7 | 6 | 12 |
| Nephritis | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Post and post-abortive sepsis | ... | ... | ... |
| Other maternal causes | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Congenital malformation and birth injury | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Suicide | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Road accidents | 3 | ... | 3 |
| Other violent causes | 41 | 29 | 70 |
| All other causes | 20 | 26 | 52 |
| Totals | 336 | 281 | 617 |