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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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| Mental disorders | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Ottier diseases of Nervous System, etc. | 43 | 22 | 21 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 24 |
| Acute Rheumatic Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | 27 | 11 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| Hypertensive Disease | 27 | 9 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| Ischaemic Heart Disease | 564 | 343 | 221 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 13 | 57 | 114 | 140 | 239 |
| Other forms of Heart Disease | 60 | 24 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 15 | 38 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 296 | 126 | 170 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 67 | 186 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory system | 76 | 32 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 41 |
| Influenza | 15 | 10 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Pneumonia | 166 | 65 | 101 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | 26 | 123 |
| Bronchitis and Emphysema | 144 | 112 | 32 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 17 | 49 | 75 |
| Asthma | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory system | 14 | 7 | 7 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 5 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 13 | 6 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Appendicitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | - | _ |
| Intestinal Obstruction arid Hernia | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive system | 23 | 10 | 13 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Nephritis arid Nephrosis | 10 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Other Diseases, Genitourinary system | 19 | 8 | 11 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | 11 |
| Diseases of Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Diseases of Musculoskeletal system | 14 | 3 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ |
| Other complications of pregnancy | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Childbirth and Puerperim Delivery without mention of complication | _ | _ | - | _ | - | . | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Congenital Anomalies | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Birth Injury, Difficult Labour, etc. | 14 | 8 | 6 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other causes of Perinatal Mortality | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | " | - | - | - | - |
| Symptoms and Ill-defined Conditions | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 23 | 17 | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Ml other Accidents | 26 | 12 | 14 | - | - | 3 | 5 | - | 2 | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Suicide and Self-Inflicted Injuries | 10 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| All other External Causes | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | _ | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| TOTAL ALL CAUSES | 2199 | 1177 | 1022 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 48 | 151 | 367 | 540 | 974 |