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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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50.
TABLE II.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
| I960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1961 | 19 6 4 | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | ||||||
| 1. Tuberculosis - Respiratory | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2. Tuberculosis - Other | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | l | |
| 3. Syphilitic Diseases | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 4. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. Meningococcal Infections | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 7. Acute Poliomeylitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8. Measles | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 10. Malignant neoplasia stomach | 29 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 33 | 43 | 47 | 40 | 37 | 10 | 47 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | 13 | 16 | 11 | 20 | — | 17 | 17 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 6 | 13 | 4 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 78 | 83 | 79 | 82 | 33 | 33 | 66 |
| 15. Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 16. Diabetes | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 48 | 78 | 75 | 69 | 26 | 40 | 66 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | 132 | 108 | 120 | 99 | 48 | 147 | |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | 11 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 20. Other heart disease | 88 | 133 | 112 | 91 | 23 | 26 | 49 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | 42 | 47 | 62 | 10 | 17 | 27 | |
| 22. Influenza | - | 6 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 23. Pneumonia | 71 | 50 | 57 | 58 | 32 | 37 | 69 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 27 | 33 | 37 | 47 | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 12 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | l | 6 |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis & diarrhoea | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | 3 |
| 28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of Prostate | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | 6 | — | 6 |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | — | - | 1 | 1 |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 58 | 50 | 56 | 54 | 21 | 41 | 62 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 34. All other accidents | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 35. Suicide | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 712 | 761 | 771 | 787 | 354 | 323 | 677 | |