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
Bromley 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Typhoid Fever, etc. | — | — | — |
| 2. Measles | — | — | — |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | 1 | — | 1 |
| 4. Whooping Cough | — | 1 | 1 |
| 5. Diphtheria | — | 2 | 2 |
| 6. Influenza | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — |
| 8. Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | — | — |
| 9. Respiratory Tuberculosis | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| 10. Other Tuberculosis | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 11. Syphilis | — | — | — |
| 12. General paralysis of insane, etc. | 2 | — | 2 |
| 13. Cancer | 39 | 49 | 88 |
| 14. Diabetes | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 15. Cerebral haemorrhage | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| 16. Heart disease | 81 | 89 | 170 |
| 17. Aneurysm | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18. Other circulatory diseases | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 20. Pneumonia | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 21. Other respiratory | — | 1 | 1 |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 24. Appendicitis | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 25. Cirrhosis of liver | — | 2 | 2 |
| 26. Other liver diseases | — | 1 | 1 |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 28. Nephritis | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 29. Puerperal sepsis | 1 | 1 | |
| 30. Other puerperal causes | — | 2 | 2 |
| 31. Congenital causes, etc. | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| 32. Senility | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 33. Suicide | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 34. Other violence | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| 35. Other defined causes | 31 | 36 | 67 |
| 36. Ill-defined causes | — | — | — |
| Totals | 291 | 314 | 605 |