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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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TABLE II.
DEATHS REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR 1946.
| Cause of Death | Males. | Females. | TOTALS. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Other Tuberculous diseases | 3 | — | 3 |
| Syphilitic diseases | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Influenza | 4 | — | 4 |
| Measles | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | — | — | — |
| Acute Infantile Encephalitis | — | — | — |
| Cancer of bronchial cavity | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Cancer of the Breast | — | 10 | 10 |
| Cancer (all other forms) | 32 | 31 | 63 |
| Diabetes | — | 1 | 1 |
| Inter cranial vesc. lesions | 28 | 38 | 66 |
| Heart Disease | 75 | 76 | 151 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Bronchitis | 12 | 3 | 1/ |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 2 | — | 2 |
| Appendicitis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other digestive diseases | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Nephritis | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Post and post-abort, sepsis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other maternal causes | — | 1 | 1 |
| Premature birth | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Congenital malformation and birth injury | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Suicide | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Road traffic accidents | 2 | — | 2 |
| Other violent causes | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| All other causes | 30 | 32 | 62 |
| TOTALS | 271 | 260 | 531 |