Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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TABLE II.
| Male. | Female. | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2. | „ —Other | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3. | Syphilitic diseases | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 4. | Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| 5. | Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
| 6. | Meningococcal Infection | — | 2 | 2 |
| 7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| 8. | Measles | — | — | — |
| 9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | — | 1 |
| 10. | Malignant neoplasm stomach | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| 12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | 14 | 14 |
| 13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 5 | 5 |
| 14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 38 | 27 | 65 |
| 15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 16. | Diabetes | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 43 | 60 | 103 |
| 18. | Coronary disease, angina | 59 | 42 | 101 |
| 19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 20. | Other heart disease | 43 | 74 | 117 |
| 21. | Other circulatory disease | 19 | 21 | 40 |
| 22. | Influenza | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 26 | 12 | 38 |
| 25. | Other diseases of the respiratory system | 7 | — | 7 |
| 26. | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 4 | — | 4 |
| 30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | 2 | 2 |
| 31. | Congenital malformation | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 27 | 32 | 59 |
| 33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 34. | All other accidents | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 35. | Suicide | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 36 | Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — |
| All causes | 376 | 363 | 739 |