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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1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | ||||
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Males | Females | Total | ||||||
1. | Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2. | Tuberculosis—Other | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
3. | Syphilitic Diseases | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
4. | Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
5. | Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
6. | Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
8. | Measles | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 26 | 13 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 24 |
11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 42 | 34 | 33 | 52 | 32 | 10 | 42 |
12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 16 | 19 | 16 | 14 | — | 24 | 24 |
13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 9 | 9 |
14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 88 | 73 | 75 | 67 | 45 | 39 | 84 |
15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
16. | Diabetes | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 65 | 92 | 98 | 89 | 28 | 63 | 91 |
18. | Coronary disease, angina | 155 | 154 | 184 | 167 | 108 | 84 | 192 |
19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 15 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
20. | Other heart disease | 91 | 65 | 78 | 89 | 28 | 63 | 91 |
21. | Other circulatory disease | 41 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 26 | 23 | 49 |
22. | Influenza | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
23. | Pneumonia | 55 | 32 | 41 | 49 | 33 | 43 | 76 |
24. | Bronchitis | 43 | 31 | 44 | 64 | 48 | 29 | 77 |
25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
26. | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | — | 6 |
30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
31. | Congenital malformations | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 38 | 47 | 53 | 64 | 28 | 34 | 62 |
33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
34. | All other accidents | 9 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
35. | Suicide | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
36. | Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
762 | 702 | 794 | 837 | 466 | 486 | 952 |