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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
Hornchurch 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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| Causes of Death. | Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | Meningococcal infections | 2 | 1 |
| 7. | Acute poliomyelitis | 0 | 0 |
| 8. | Measles | 0 | 0 |
| 9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | 3 |
| 10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 22 | 11 |
| 11. | „ „ lung, bronchus | 36 | 9 |
| 12. | „ „ breast | 0 | 24 |
| 13. | ,, ,, uterus | 0 | 6 |
| 14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 63 | 40 |
| 15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 5 | 4 |
| 16. | Diabetes | 4 | 7 |
| 17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 72 | 79 |
| 18. | Coronary disease, angina | 76 | 39 |
| 19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 14 | 7 |
| 20. | Other heart disease | 108 | 174 |
| 21. | Other circulatory disease | 17 | 16 |
| 22. | Influenza | 7 | 7 |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 29 | 23 |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 60 | 25 |
| 25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 7 | 3 |
| 26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 11 | 5 |
| 27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 7 | 5 |
| 28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 8 | 9 |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 10 | 0 |
| 30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 0 | 2 |
| 31. | Congenital malformations | 8 | 3 |
| 32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 45 | 35 |
| 33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 7 | 4 |
| 34. | All other accidents | 5 | 5 |
| 35. | Suicide | 4 | 3 |
| 36. | Homicide and operations of war | 0 | 0 |
The Registrar-General's ruling that Part III accommodation
and hospitals for the chronic sick should be classed as " normal residence
" has a repercussion in this district since we have accommodation
of this kind, notably in St. George's Hospital. The position is not
completely clear as it may relate to an exact definition of the hospitals
concerned.
An analysis of the causes of death show that as compared with
last year other heart disease deaths have increased by 134; Bronchitis
by 43; Vascular lesions of the nervous system by 32 and certain other
conditions in lesser degree. The main increases might well be attributable
to the type of institutional death noted elsewhere. Malignant
neoplasm of the lungs caused 45 deaths—36 males, 9 females—as
against 31 last year. The marked increase in female deaths from
this cause will be noted. It is also of interest that Diabetes which
last year caused 4 deaths was in the present period responsible for 11.