Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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TABLE II. CAUSES OF DEATH.
1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | |||||||
1. | — | |||||||
2. | — | — | — | |||||
3. | — | — | ||||||
Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Meningococcal Infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7. | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||
9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | 3 | 3 | |||
Malignant neoplasm, stomach | ||||||||
Malignant nneoplasm, lung, bronchus | ||||||||
Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | |||||||
13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | ||||||
14. | other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | |||||||
l5 | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | — | ||||||
16. | Diabetes | |||||||
Vascular lesions of nervous system | ||||||||
Coronary disease, angina | ||||||||
Hypertension with heart disease | ||||||||
Other heart disease | ||||||||
Other circulatory disease | ||||||||
Influenza | — | |||||||
23. | Pneumonia | |||||||
24. | Bronchitis | |||||||
25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | |||||||
Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 1 | |||||||
Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea. | 1 | |||||||
Nephritis and Nephrosis | — | — | — | |||||
Hyperplasia of Prostate | — | |||||||
30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Congenital malformations | ||||||||
33. | Motor vehicle accidents | |||||||
All other accidents | — | |||||||
35. | Suicide | |||||||
Homicide and operations of war | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |