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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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DEATHS REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR 1939.
| Cause of Death | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid fever etc. | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — |
| Scarlet fever | — | — | — |
| Whooping cough | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Influenza | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | — | — | — |
| Respiratory tuberculosis | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Other tuberculosis diseases | — | 1 | 1 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — |
| General paralysis of the insane etc. | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cancer | 26 | 42 | 68 |
| Diabetes | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Heart disease | 66 | 58 | 124 |
| Aneurysm | — | — | — |
| Othercirculatory diseases | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Bronchitis | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| Pneumonia | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Peptic ulcer | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Diarrhoea etc. (under 2 years) | — | 1 | 1 |
| Appendicitis | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | — | — | — |
| Other diseases of liver | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other digestive diseases | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Nephritis | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Puerperal sepsis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other puerperal causes | — | 3 | 3 |
| Congenital debility, etc. | 19 | 6 | 25 |
| Senility | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Suicide | 3 | — | 3 |
| Other violence | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| Other defined causes | 22 | 20 | 42 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — |
| Totals | 225 | 223 | 448 |