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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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TABLE II. DEATHS REGISTERED AS OCCURING DURING THE YEAR 1944.
| Cause of Death | Males. | Females. | TOTALS. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| Other Tuberculous diseases | 1 | 3 | |
| Syphilitic diseases | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Influenza | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Measles | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | — | — | — |
| Acute Infantile Encephalitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cancer of bronchial cavity | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| Cancer of the Breast | 5 | 5 | |
| Cancer (all other forms) | 39 | 22 | 61 |
| Diabetes | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Inter cranial vesc. lesions | 20 | 30 | 50 |
| Heart Disease | 66 | 63 | 129 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Bronchitis | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Pneumonia | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Appendicitis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other digestive diseases | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Nephritis | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Post and port-abort, sepsis | — | — | — |
| Other maternal causes | — | 2 | 2 |
| Premature birth | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Congenital malformation and birth injury | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Suicide | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Road traffic accidents | 2 | — | 2 |
| Other violent causes | 26 | 18 | 44 |
| All other causes | 22 | 21 | 43 |
| TOTALS | 280 | 256 | 536 |