London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Orpington 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]

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DEATHS REGISTERED AS OCCURING DURING THE YEAR.

Cause of DeathMales.Females.TOTALS.
Typhoid Fever
Cerebro-spinal Fever22
Scarlet Fever
Whooping Cough11
Diphtheria314
Tuberculosis of respiratory system131023
Other Tuberculous diseases415
Syphilitic diseases112
Influenza279
Measles112
Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis22
Acute Infantile Encephalitis
Cancer of bronchial cavity4711
Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum639
Cancer of the Breast99
Cancer (all other forms)231942
538
Diabetes Inter cranial vesc. lesions232144
Heart Disease8189170
Other Diseases of Circulating System9615
Bronchitis172037
Pneumonia141428
Other respiratory diseases268
Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum9110
Diarrhoea (under 2 years)314
Appendicitis1– 9116
Other digestive diseases7
Nephritis516
Post and post-obort. sepsis
Other maternal causes
Premature birth718
Congenital malformation and birth injury51015
Suicide112
Road traffic accidents55
Other violent causes151227
All other causes291948
TOTALS296277573