London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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| 1954. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951. | 1952. | 1953 | M. | F. | Total | ||
| 1. | Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 16 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2. | Tuberculosis—Other | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 3. | Syphilitic diseases | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 4. | Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. | Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. | Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 8. | Measles | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 27 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 19 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 25 |
| 12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 13 | 10 | 12 | — | 14 | 14 |
| 13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 54 | 47 | 59 | 26 | 25 | 51 |
| 15. | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16. | Diabetes | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 66 | 66 | 78 | 32 | 40 | 72 |
| 18. | Coronary disease, angina | 89 | 85 | 108 | 65 | 40 | 105 |
| 19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 20 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 20. | Other heart disease | 94 | 91 | 78 | 16 | 37 | 53 |
| 21. | Other circulatory disease | 25 | 27 | 37 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| 22. | Influenza | 10 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 41 | 32 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 35 | 35 | 36 | 22 | 4 | 26 |
| 25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 26. | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | 5 |
| 30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 31. | Congenital malformations | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 59 | 54 | 54 | 21 | 26 | 47 |
| 33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 34. | All other accidents | 14 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 35. | Suicide | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 36. | Homicide and operations of war | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| All causes | 654 | 565 | 634 | 262 | 254 | 516 | |