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.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1958 | ||||
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Male | Female | Total | ||||||
l. | Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 29 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2. | Tuberculosis—Other | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | _ |
3. | Syphilitic Diseases | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
4. | Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5. | Whooping Cough | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6. | Meningococcal Infection | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
8. | Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 20 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 22 | 21 | 38 | 36 | 40 | 4 | 44 |
12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 13 | 14 | 13 | 19 | — | 13 | 13 |
13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | — | 8 | 8 |
14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 70 | 65 | 75 | 70 | 44 | 28 | 72 |
15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
16. | Diabetes | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 90 | 103 | 66 | 79 | 41 | 57 | 98 |
18. | Coronary disease, angina | 92 | 101 | 99 | 107 | 78 | 35 | 113 |
19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 35 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
20. | Other heart disease | 118 | 117 | 96 | 87 | 31 | 49 | 80 |
21. | Other circulatory disease | 26 | 40 | 51 | 25 | 19 | 23 | 42 |
22. | Influenza | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
23. | Pneumonia | 28 | 27 | 32 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 37 |
24. | Bronchitis | 50 | 38 | 44 | 39 | 33 | 9 | 42 |
25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
26. | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 14 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | . 2 |
30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
31. | Congenital malformation | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 58 | 59 | 56 | 59 | 29 | 39 | 68 |
33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
34. | All other accidents | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
35. | Suicide | 9 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
36. | Homicide and operations of war | |||||||
All causes | 757 | 739 | 732 | 678 | 399 | 348 | 747 |