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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Sex | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza | M | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | |
| Pneumonia | M | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 11 | 16 | 27 | 62 |
| F | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 50 | |
| Bronchitis | M | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 42 | 53 | 45 | 143 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 16 | 31 | 54 | |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | M | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Total diseases of respiratory system - including influenza and excludingtuberculosis | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 78 | 109 | 151 | 365 | |
| Ulcer of stomach and duo-denum | M | - | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | - | _ | _ | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | _ | 1 | 5 | |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | M | _ | _ | _ | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| F | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | M | _ | _ | _ | - | - | - | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | F | _ | - | _ | _ | 3 | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Congenital malformations | M | 6 | 2 | _ | _ | 2 | 3 | _ | _ | 12 |
| F | 9 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ | 11 | |
| Other defined and ill- defined diseases | M | 18 | _ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 42 | 90 |
| F | 14 | _ | 2 | _ | 2 | 19 | 28 | 65 | 130 | |
| Motor vehicle accidents | M | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | 3 | _ | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| F | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| All other accidents | M | _ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| F | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | |
| Suicide | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | 7 | 7 | _ | 1 | 15 |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 17 | |
| Homicide and operations of war | M | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Total - accidents, suicide and violence. | _ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 86 | |
| TOTALS | 63 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 97 | 628 | 743 | 1,379 | 2,952 |