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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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TABLE II. CAUSES OF DEATH.
| 1958 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | Male/Female Total | ||
| 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2. | Tuberculosis—Other | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 3. | Syphilitic Diseases | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4. | Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. | Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. | Meningococcal Infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 8. | Measles | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 16 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| 11. | Maligant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 25 | 23 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 7 | 38 |
| 12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 14 | 15 | 10 | 16 | — | 23 | 23 |
| 13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 |
| 14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 51 | 80 | 64 | 68 | 32 | 34 | 66 |
| 15. | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 16. | Diabetes | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 72 | 74 | 64 | 73 | 26 | 49 | 75 |
| 18. | Coronary disease, angina | 105 | 106 | 111 | 96 | 78 | 55 | 133 |
| 19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 8 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 20. | Other heart disease | 53 | 60 | 50 | 61 | 33 | 35 | 68 |
| 21. | Other circulatory disease | 24 | 26 | 28 | 38 | 16 | 19 | 35 |
| 22. | Influenza | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 15 | 43 | 70 | 52 | 45 | 38 | 83 |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 26 | 31 | 50 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 31 |
| 25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 3 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 26. | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 6 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 9 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 5 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 | — | 6 |
| 30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 31. | Congenital malformations | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 47 | 59 | 48 | 56 | 28 | 32 | 60 |
| 33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 34. | All other accidents | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 35. | Suicide | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 36. | Homicide and operations of war | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| All causes | 516 | 624 | 648 | 628 | 388 | 359 | 747 | |