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 1961
[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 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| Pneumonia | M | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 60 | 98 |
| F | 7 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 9 | 66 | 90 | |
| Bronchitis | M | - | - | - | - | 1 | 27 | 34 | 42 | 104 |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 9 | 31 | 47 | |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | e |
| F | - | - | — | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Total diseases of respiratory system - including influenza and excluding tuberculosis | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 55 | 76 | 216 | 370 | |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | - | _ | - | _ | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | 1 | - | - | _ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 5 | 8 | |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | M | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| F | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | M | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | F | - | _ | - | 1 | - | - | _ | - | 1 |
| Congenital malformations | M | 9 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| F | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 12 | |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | M | 18 | - | - | _ | 4 | 14 | 24 | 35 | 95 |
| F | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 31 | 76 | 144 | |
| Total Miscellaneous Diseases | 49 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 74 | 160 | 359 | |
| Motor vehicle accidents | M | _ | 1 | - | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| F | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| All other accidents | M | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | 12 |
| F | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | |
| Suicide | M | . | . | _ | - | 6 | 9 | - | 1 | 16 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| Homicide and operations of war | M | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total accidents, suicide and violence | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 89 | |
| 63 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 91 | 638 | 663 | 1588 | 30 89 |