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
Harrow 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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| 1 | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75-Over | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | ft | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2i Tuberculosis, other .. | 1 | — | 1 | |||||||||
| 3. Syphilitic disease...... | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 4. Diphtheria | ||||||||||||
| 5. Whooping cough | ||||||||||||
| 6. Meningococcal infections | ||||||||||||
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | ||||||||||||
| 8. Measles | ||||||||||||
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | — | 1 | |||||||||
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 22 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | ||||||
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lungs, bronchus | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| 11 Malignant neoplasm, breast | 47 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | |||||
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 105 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 42 |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| 16. Diabetes | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system.. | 152 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 95 | ||||||
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | 151 | 2 | 18 | 40 | 91 | |||||||
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease .. | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||
| 20. Other heart disease | 113 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 73 | |||||
| 21. Other circulatory disease .. | 63 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 9 | 47 |
| 22. Influenza | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 23. Pneumonia | 46 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | 36 | |||||
| 24. Bronchitis...... | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | ||||||
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum . . | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 29. Hyperplasia of Prostate | ||||||||||||
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | ||||||||||||
| 31. Congenital malformations | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | _ | ||||||
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 69 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 27 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | _ | 1 | _ | _ |
| 34. All other accidents...... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||||||
| 35. Suicide | 9 | 1 | _ | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 36. Homicide and operations of war . . | ||||||||||||
| Total | 934 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 58 | 106 | 209 | 504 |