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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1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1960 | Total | ||
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Male | Female | ||||||
1. Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2. Tuberculosis—Other | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
3. Syphilitic Diseases | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
4. Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
5. Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
6. Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
7. Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
8. Measles | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 19 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 34 | 41 | 42 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 33 |
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | 10 | 5 | 16 | 19 | — | 16 | 16 |
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 |
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 82 | 82 | 88 | 73 | 38 | 37 | 75 |
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
16. Diabetes | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 79 | 81 | 65 | 92 | 47 | 51 | 98 |
18. Coronary disease, angina | 127 | 127 | 155 | 154 | 106 | 78 | 184 |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | 14 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
20. Other heart disease | 91 | 82 | 91 | 65 | 21 | 57 | 78 |
21. Other circulatory disease | 37 | 47 | 41 | 46 | 20 | 25 | 45 |
22. Influenza | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
23. Pneumonia | 49 | 44 | 55 | 32 | 15 | 26 | 41 |
24. Bronchitis | 36 | 44 | 43 | 31 | 36 | 8 | 44 |
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 14 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
26. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
31. Congenital malformations | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 49 | 70 | 38 | 47 | 20 | 33 | 53 |
33. Motor vehicle accidents | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
34. All other accidents | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
35. Suicide | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
36. Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
733 | 756 | 762 | 702 | 401 | 393 | 794 |