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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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TABLE II. CAUSES OF DEATH.
| 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | ||||||
| 1. | Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2. | Tuberculosis—Other | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 3. | Syphilitic Diseases | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| 4. | Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. | Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. | Meningococcal Infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 8. | Measles | — | — | 1 | — | -— | 1 | 1 |
| 9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 11 | 17 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 11. | Maligant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 23 | 34 | 33 | 38 | 42 | 6 | 48 |
| 12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 15 | 10 | 16 | 23 | — | 14 | 14 |
| 13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | — | 5 | 5 |
| 14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 80 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 48 | 41 | 89 |
| 15. | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 16. | Diabetes | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 |
| 17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 74 | 64 | 73 | 75 | 39 | 45 | 84 |
| 18. | Coronary disease, angina | 106 | 111 | 96 | 133 | 89 | 50 | 139 |
| 19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 10 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 20. | Other heart disease | 60 | 50 | 61 | 68 | 25 | 48 | 73 |
| 21. | Other circulatory disease | 26 | 28 | 38 | 35 | 14 | 18 | 32 |
| 22. | Influenza | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 43 | 70 | 52 | 83 | 30 | 35 | 65 |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 31 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 14 | 36 |
| 25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 5 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 26. | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 15 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 |
| 30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 31. | Congenital malformations | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 59 | 48 | 56 | 60 | 25 | 30 | 55 |
| 33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 34. | All other accidents | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 35. | Suicide | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 36. | Homicide and operations of war | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| All causes | 624 | 648 | 628 | 747 | 400 | 351 | 751 | |