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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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| 1955. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951. | 1952. | 1953. | 1954 | M. | F. | Total | |
| 1. Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 16 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2. Tuberculosis—Other | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 3. Syphilitic diseases | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 4. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8. Measles | • — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 27 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 19 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | — | 15 | 15 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 54 | 47 | 59 | 51 | 43 | 37 | 80 |
| 15. Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 16. Diabetes | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 66 | 66 | 78 | 72 | 26 | 48 | 74 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | 89 | 85 | 108 | 105 | 63 | 43 | 106 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | 20 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 20. Other heart disease | 94 | 91 | 78 | 53 | 20 | 40 | 60 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | 25 | 27 | 37 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| 22. Influenza | 10 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 23. Pneumonia | 41 | 32 | 36 | 15 | 27 | 16 | 43 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 35 | 35 | 36 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 31 |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | — | 9 |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 59 | 54 | 54 | 47 | 32 | 27 | 59 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | 10 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | — | 6 |
| 34. All other accidents | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 35. Suicide | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| All causes | 654 | 565 | 634 | 516 | 323 | 301 | 624 |