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
Dagenham 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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In addition to her duties as Senior Midwife, the Senior Midwife paid 374 visits in a supervisory capacity.
| causes of | Over 65 and under25 | 75 and over | TOTAL | Registrargeneral's Allocatetions. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2. Cercbro-spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 3. Scarlct Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Whooping Cough | _ | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 5. Diphtheria | — | — | — | - | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory | 2 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 20 | 37 | 20 |
| 7. Other forms of Tuberculosis | — | — | - | — | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| 8. Syphilitic Disease | 2 | — | - | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 9. Influenza | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| 10. Measles | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | — | 3 |
| 11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Po | - | — | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 12. Acute Infectious Encephali | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | 2 |
| 13.m. Cancer of Buccal Cavity | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| 13.f. Cancer of Uterus | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 6 |
| 14. Cancer of Stomach and Duc | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 |
| 15. Cancer of Breast | — | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 12 |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 31 | 45 | 23 |
| 17. Diabetes | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 18. Inter-cranial Vascular Lesic | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 26 |
| 19. Heart Disease | 17 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 95 | 83 | 57 | 66 |
| 20. Other diseases of the Circul | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| 21. Bronchitis | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 29 | 20 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 45 | 29 | 39 | 17 |
| 23. Other Respiratory diseases | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 6 |
| 24. Ulceration of the Stomach | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — |
| 25. Diarrnœ a (under 2 years) | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| 26. Appendicitis | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 13 |
| 28. Nephritis | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 |
| 29. Puerperal and post Abortiv | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 30. Other maternal causes | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 31. Premature Birth | — | — | — | — | 8 | 14 | 6 | |
| 32. Congenital malformation, | ||||||||
| disease | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 13 | 9 | |
| 33. Suicide | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | |||
| 34. Road Traffic Accidents | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 1 | |
| 35. Other Violent Causes | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 36 | 24 |
| 30. All Other Causes | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 25 |
| 55 | 64 | 55 | 77 | 413 | 315 | 412 | 343 | |