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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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| 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | |||||
| 1. Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2. Tuberculosis—Other | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 3. Syphilitic Diseases | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 4. Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Measles | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | — |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 12 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 31 | 34 | 41 | 42 | 29 | 5 | 34 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | 20 | 10 | 5 | 16 | — | 19 | 19 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 1 | 6 | 9 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 63 | 82 | 82 | 88 | 35 | 38 | 73 |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 16. Diabetes | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 80 | 79 | 81 | 65 | 27 | 65 | 92 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | 118 | 127 | 127 | 155 | 88 | 66 | 154 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | 11 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 20. Other heart disease | 82 | 91 | 82 | 91 | 19 | 46 | 65 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | 38 | 37 | 47 | 41 | 22 | 24 | 46 |
| 22. Influenza | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 23. Pneumonia | 42 | 49 | 44 | 55 | 17 | 15 | 32 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 40 | 36 | 44 | 43 | 22 | 9 | 31 |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 6 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | — | 5 | 5 |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 59 | 49 | 70 | 38 | 22 | 25 | 47 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 34. All other accidents | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 35. Suicide | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 675 | 733 | 756 | 762 | 334 | 368 | 702 | |