London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Penge 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
This page requires JavaScript
| CAUSE OF DEATH | MALES | FEMALES | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 128 | 151 | ||
| 1 | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | - | - | |
| 2 | Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | - | |
| 3 | Scarlet Fever | - | - | |
| 4 | Whooping Cough | - | - | |
| 5 | Diphtheria | - | - | |
| 6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | Other forms of tuberculosis | - | - | |
| 8 | Syphilitic diseases | - | - | |
| 9 | Influenza | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | Measles | - | _ | |
| 11 | Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | - | - | |
| 12 | Acute infective encephalitis | - | - | |
| 13 | Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (m) and uterus (f) | 1 | ||
| 14 | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 7 | 5 | |
| 15 | Cancer of breast | - | 9 | |
| 16 | Cancer of all other sites | 16 | 12 | |
| 17 | Diabetes | - | 3 | |
| 18 | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 15 | 28 | |
| 19 | Heart disease | 38 | 43 | |
| 20 | Other diseases of circulatory system | 7 | 6 | |
| 21 | Bronchitis | 13 | 5 | |
| 22 | Pneumonia | 5 | 5 | |
| 23 | Other respiratory diseases | - | 2 | |
| 24 | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | - | ||
| 25 | Diarrhoea under 2 years | - | - | |
| 26 | Appendicitis | 1 | - | |
| 27 | Other digestive causes | 2 | 4 | |
| 28 | Nephritis | - | 2 | |
| 29 | Puerperal and post-abortion sepsis | - | 1 | |
| 30 | Other maternal causes | - | - | |
| 31 | Premature birth | - | 1 | |
| 32 | Congenital malformation, birth injuries, infantile disease | - | 4 | |
| 33 | Suicide | 1 | 1 | |
| 34 | Road traffic accidents | 1 | _ | |
| 35 | Other violent causes | 5 | - | |
| 36 | All other causes | 8 | ! 14 | |
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year | Total | 3 | 7 | |
| Legitimate | 3 | 7 | ||
| Illegitimate | - | - | ||
| Live Births | Total | 270 | 248 | |
| Legitimate | 243 | 233 | ||
| Illegitimate | 27 | 15 | ||
| Stillbirths | Total | 7 | 5 | |
| Legitimate | 7 | 5 | ||
| Illegitimate | - | - | ||
| Civilian population (estimated middle of 1949, RG) | 24,850 | |||