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
Havering 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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| Other diseases of blood, etc. | 12 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Mental disorders | 16 | 5 | 11 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 14 |
| Meningitis | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Other diseases of Nervous system, etc. | 35 | 20 | 15 | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| Active Rheumatic Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | 36 | 14 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 13 |
| Hypertensive Disease | 35 | 14 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| Ischaemic Heart Disease | 494 | 308 | 186 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | 47 | 99 | 158 | 186 |
| Other forms of Heart Disease | 62 | 25 | 37 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | 9 | 43 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 254 | 94 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 30 | 71 | 142 | |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory system | 93 | 35 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 53 |
| Influenza | 17 | 11 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Pneumonia | 190 | 83 | 107 | 1 | 7 | - | - | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 119 |
| Bronchitis and Emphysema | 107 | 79 | 28 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 23 | 32 | 42 |
| Asthma | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 7 |
| Appendicitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Intestinal Obstruction and Hemia | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Digestic system | 24 | 8 | 16 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Other Diseases, Genito-Urinary system | 14 | 5 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 8 |
| Diseases of Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Diseases of Musculo-Skeletal system | 16 | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | |||
| Abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other complications of pregnancy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Childbirth and Puerperium. Delivery without mention of complication | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital Anomalies | 25 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Birth Injury, Difficult Labour, etc. | 21 | 12 | 9 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other causes of Perinatal mortality | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Symptoms and Ill-defined Conditions | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 25 | 16 | 9 | - | - | - | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| All other Accidents | 45 | 18 | 27 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| Suicide and Self-inflicted Injuries | 18 | 7 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | - |
| All other External Causes | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| TOTAL. ALL CAUSES | 2126 | 1121 | 1005 | 40 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 22 | 45 | 167 | 359 | 558 | 870 |