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
Croydon 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Sex | All Ages | 0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 45— | 65— | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M | 1301 | 65 | 8 | 14 | 105 | 343 | 766 |
| F | 1347 | 58 | 7 | 10 | 93 | 264 | 915 | |
| Diphtheria | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Whooping Cough | M | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Encephalitis Acute Infectious | M | 1 | — | - | — | — | 1 | — |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | M | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Influenza | M | - | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| Poliomyelitis & Polioencephalitis | M | 1 | — | - | — | 1 | — | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||
| Tuberculosis (respiratory) | M | 63 | — | - | — | 27 | 29 | 7 |
| F | 37 | — | - | 26 | 7 | 3 | ||
| Tuberculosis (other forms) | M | 6 | — | - | 3 | 1 | ||
| F | 5 | — | - | 2 | 2 | — | ||
| Syphilitic diseases | M | 8 | - | - | — | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| F | 4 | — | - | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
| Cancer | M | 236 | 1 | - | 2 | 16 | 85 | 132 |
| F | 257 | - | — | 22 | 86 | 148 | ||
| Diabetes | M | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | 8 | - | - | — | — | 2 | 6 | |
| Intra cranial vascular lesions | M | 119 | — | - | 1 | 4 | 26 | 88 |
| F | 162 | — | - | — | 1 | 39 | 122 | |
| Heart diseases | M | 418 | — | - | 2 | 13 | 97 | 306 |
| F | 456 | — | - | 5 | 46 | 404 | ||
| Other circulatory diseases | M | 49 | — | - | — | — | 7 | 42 |
| F | 56 | — | - | — | 1 | 7 | 48 | |
| Bronchitis | M | 81 | — | 4 | 24 | 51 | ||
| F | 41 | 4 | - | 5 | 30 | |||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 62 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 32 | ||
| F | 44 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 8 | 29 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | M | 12 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| F | 22 | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 10 | |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | M | 22 | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | |
| F | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | ||
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | M | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Appendicitis | M | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| F | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| other digestive diseases | M | 17 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
| F | 19 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| Nephritis | M | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 17 | |
| F | 34 | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 19 | |
| Puerperal sepsis | F | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | |
| Other maternal causes | F | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | |
| Congenital debility, malformations, premature birth, etc. | M | 36 | 34 | — | — | — | ||
| F | 45 | 41 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Suicide | M | 18 | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| F | 11 | — | — | _ | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| Road traffic accidents | M | 8 | — | — | 3 | 3 | ||
| F | 8 | — | — | - | — | 1 | 7 | |
| Other violent causes | M | 20 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | ||
| F | 12 | — . | — | — | 1 | 10 | ||
| All other causes | M | 79 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 53 |
| F | 97 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 50 | |
| Totals | 2648 | 123 | 15 | 24 | 198 | 607 | 1681 |