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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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TABLE II.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
| 1962 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | Male | Female | Total | ||
| 1. | Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2. | Tuberculosis—Other | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 3. | Syphilitic Diseases | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 4. | Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – | — |
| 5. | Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | – | – | — |
| 6. | Meningococcal Infections | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 7. | Acute Poliomeylitis | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8. | Measles | — | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | 2 |
| 10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 24 | 16 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 38 | 48 | 33 | 43 | 38 | 9 | 47 |
| 12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 23 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 7 | 5 | 6 | 13 | — | 4 | 4 |
| 14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 66 | 89 | 78 | 83 | 43 | 36 | 79 |
| 15. | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 16. | Diabetes | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 75 | 84 | 48 | 78 | 24 | 51 | 75 |
| 18. | Coronary disease, angina | 133 | 139 | 132 | 108 | 73 | 47 | 120 |
| 19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 17 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 20. | Other heart disease | 68 | 73 | 88 | 133 | 37 | 75 | 112 |
| 21. | Other circulatory disease | 35 | 32 | 42 | 47 | 30 | 32 | 62 |
| 22. | Influenza | 2 | 5 | — | 6 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 83 | 65 | 71 | 50 | 28 | 29 | 57 |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 31 | 36 | 27 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 37 |
| 25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 26. | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 27. | Gastritis, enteritis & diarrhoea | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 28. | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 |
| 30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 31. | Congenital malformations | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 60 | 55 | 58 | 50 | 26 | 30 | 56 |
| 33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 34. | All other accidents | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 35. | Suicide | 9 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 36. | Homicide and operations of war | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 747 | 751 | 712 | 761 | 385 | 386 | 771 | ||