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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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DEATHS REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR 1938.
| Cause of Death | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — |
| Scarlet fever | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Influenza | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| Other Tuberculosis diseases | 3 | — | 3 |
| Syphilis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| General paralysis of the insane (Tabes Dorsalis) | — | — | — |
| Cancer | 27 | 30 | 57 |
| Diabetes | — | 6 | 6 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Heart disease | 63 | 55 | 118 |
| Aneurism | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| Bronchitis | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Peptic ulcer | 3 | — | 3 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Appendicitis | — | — | — |
| Cirrhosis of liver | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other diseases of liver | — | — | — |
| Other digestive diseases | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Acute and chronic Nephritis | 6 | — | 6 |
| Puerperal sepsis | — | — | — |
| Other Puerperal causes | — | 3 | 3 |
| Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Senility | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Suicide | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Other violence | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| Other defined diseases | 21 | 11 | 32 |
| Other ill-defined diseases | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 216 | 172 | 388 |