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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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| Causes of Death - 1952 | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuberculosis - Respiratory | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2. Tuberculosis - Other | – | 1 | 1 |
| 3. Syphilitic Disease | 3 | – | 3 |
| 4. Diphtheria | – | – | – |
| 5o Whooping Cough | – | – | – |
| 6. Meningococcal Infections | – | – | – |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | – | – | – |
| 8o Measles | – | – | – |
| 9. Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10. Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| ll. Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 12. Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | - | 10 | 10 |
| 13o Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | – | 2 | 2 |
| 14o Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 26 | 21 | 47 |
| 15o Leukaemia, Aleukaemia . | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 16. Diabetes | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 17. Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 23 | 43 | 66 |
| 18. Coronary Disease, Angina . | 55 | 30 | 85 |
| 19. Hypertension with Heart Disease | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 20. Other Heart Disease | 39 | 52 | 91 |
| 21. Other Circulatory Disease | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| 22. Influenza | 3 | – | 3 |
| 23. Pneumonia | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 23 | 12 | 35 |
| 25. Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 3 | 10 | |
| 26. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 27. Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | – | 1 | 1 |
| 28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of Prostate | 4 | – | 4 |