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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
Havering 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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| Other diseases of blood, etc. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Mental disorders | 17 | 5 | 12. | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| Meningitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other diseases of Nervous System, etc. | 41 | 23 | 18 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 15 |
| Active Rheumatic Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | 39 | 13 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 |
| Hypertensive Disease | 35 | 14 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| Ischaemic Heart Disease | 562 | 353 | 209 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 11 | 49 | 123 | 159 | 219 |
| Other forms of Heart Disease | 59 | 24 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 9 | 7 | 41 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 329 | 115 | 214 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | 30 | 81 | 204 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 57 | 29 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 18 | 32 | |
| Influenza | 13 | 4 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Pneumonia | 127 | 70 | 57 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 11 | 27 | 72 |
| Bronchitis and Emphysema | 130 | 98 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 17 | 45 | 65 |
| Asthma | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Other Diseaees of Respiratory System | 17 | 10 | 7 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | -- | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Appendicitis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Intestinal Obstruction and Hernia | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 19 | 9 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Other Diseases, Genito-Urinary System | 16 | 5 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Diseases of Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Diseases of/Musculo-Skeletal System | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 6 |
| Abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other complications of pregnancy, Childbirth and Puerperium. Delivery without mention of complication | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital Anomalies | 23 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Birth Injury, Difficult labour, etc. | 16 | 13 | 3 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other causes of Perinatal mortality | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Symptoms and Ill-defined Conditions | 16 | 6 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 15 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 24 | 17 | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| All other Accidents | 35 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| Suicide and Self Inflicted Injuries | 14 | 3 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| All other External Causes | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| TOTAL ALL CAUSES | 2186 | 1140 | 1046 | 41 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 46 | 171 | 389 | 557 | 896 |