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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Male | Female | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | 1 | - | 1 |
| 2. | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3. | Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
| 4. | Whooping Cough | — | 1 | 1 |
| 5. | Diphtheria | — | — | - |
| 6. | Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| 7. | „ Other forms | 2 | - | 2 |
| 8. | Syphilitic diseases | — | — | — |
| 9. | Influenza | — | — | — |
| 10. | Measles | — | — | — |
| 11. | Acute Poliomyelitis, etc. | 1 | — | 1 |
| 12. | Acute Infectious Encephalitis | — | 1 | 1 |
| 13. | Cancer—Buccal Cavity etc. (M), Uterus (F) | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 14. | „ Stomach, Duodenum | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 15. | ,, Breast | — | 17 | 17 |
| 16. | „ Other sites | 50 | 30 | 80 |
| 17. | Diabetes | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18. | Intra-C.ranial Vascular Lesions | 35 | 48 | 83 |
| 19. | Heart Diseases | 80 | 91 | 171 |
| 20. | Other Diseases Circulatory System | 17 | 16 | 33 |
| 21. | Bronchitis | 19 | 10 | 29 |
| 22. | Pneumonia | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 23. | Other Respiratory Diseases | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 24. | Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 25. | Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 2 | - | 2 |
| 26. | Appendicitis | — | 1 | 1 |
| 27. | Other Digestive Diseases | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 28. | Nephritis | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 29. | Puerperal Sepsis | — | 1 | 1 |
| 30. | Other Maternal causes | — | — | — |
| 31. | Premature Birth | — | 5 | 5 |
| 32. | Congenital Malformation, etc. | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 33. | Suicide | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| 34. | Road Traffic Accidents | 3 | — | 3 |
| 35. | Other Violent causes | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 36. | All other causes | 22 | 37 | 59 |
| Totals | 310 | 321 | 631 | |