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 |