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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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| 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | ||||||
| 1. Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2. Tuberculosis—Other | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3. Syphilitic Diseases | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. Meningococcal Infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 8. Measles | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 17 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 11. Maligant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 9 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 7 | 34 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | — | 10 | 10 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | 6 | 6 |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 47 | 59 | 51 | 80 | 37 | 27 | 64 |
| 15. Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16. Diabetes | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 66 | 78 | 72 | 74 | 25 | 39 | 64 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | 85 | 108 | 105 | 106 | 70 | 41 | 111 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | 16 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 20. Other heart disease | 91 | 78 | 53 | 60 | 14 | 36 | 50 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | 27 | 37 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| 22. Influenza | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23. Pneumonia | 32 | 36 | 15 | 43 | 39 | 31 | 70 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 35 | 36 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 17 | 50 |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 6 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | — | 4 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | 4 |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 54 | 54 | 47 | 59 | 20 | 28 | 48 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 34. All other accidents | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | — | 10 |
| 35. Suicide | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| All causes | 565 | 634 | 516 | 624 | 344 | 304 | 648 |