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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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TABLE II. CAUSES OF DEATH.
| 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1953 | 1959 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | ||||||
| 1. Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2. Tuberculosis—Other | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | - |
| 3. Syphilitic Diseases | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 4. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Meningococcal Infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Measles | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 20 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 44 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 33 | 9 | 42 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | 13 | 20 | 10 | 5 | — | 16 | 16 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 8 | 1 | 6 | 9 | — | 7 | 7 |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 72 | 63 | 82 | 82 | 44 | 44 | 88 |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 16. Diabetes | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 98 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 27 | 38 | 65 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | 113 | 118 | 127 | 127 | 106 | 49 | 155 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | 20 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 20. Other heart disease | 80 | 82 | 91 | 82 | 32 | 59 | 91 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | 42 | 38 | 37 | 47 | 17 | 24 | 41 |
| 22. Influenza | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 23. Pneumonia | 37 | 42 | 49 | 44 | 20 | 35 | 55 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 42 | 40 | 36 | 44 | 30 | 13 | 43 |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 8 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | 5 | 5 |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 68 | 59 | 49 | 70 | 18 | 20 | 38 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 34. All other accidents | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 35. Suicide | 10 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| All causes | 747 | 675 | 733 | 756 | 389 | 373 | 762 |