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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
Orpington 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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TABLE II.—DEATHS REGISTERED DURING THE
YEAR 1937.
| Cause of Death | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | - | - |
| Measles | — | — | — |
| Scarlet fever | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Influenza | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis of the respiratory system | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| Other Tuberculosis diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — |
| General paralysis of the insane (Tabes Dorsalis.) | - | - | - |
| Cancer | 22 | 28 | 50 |
| Diabetes | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Heart disease | 54 | 47 | 101 |
| Aneurism | — | — | — |
| Other circulatory diseases | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 18 | 8 | 26 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 3 | - | 3 |
| Peptic ulcer | 1 | — | 1 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Appendicitis | 2 | — | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of the liver | — | — | — |
| Other diseases of the liver | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other digestive diseases Acute and chronic | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Nephritis | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Puerperal sepsis | — | — | — |
| Other Puerperal causes | — | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| Senility | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Suicide | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Other violence | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Other defined diseases | 22 | 15 | 37 |
| Ill-defined or unknown | - | - | - |
| Total | 207 | 171 | 378 |