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
Kingston upon Thames 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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| 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| All Causes | 202 | 230 | 228 | 206 | 200 | 216 | 223 | 209 | 248 | 223 |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory. | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | - |
| Tuberculosis, other | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilitic disease | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infections | — | — | — | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis. | - | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | - | - |
| Measles. | - | - | - | — | — | - | - | — | - | 1 |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases. | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| Malignant neoplasm,lung,bronchus | 10 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 2 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 5 | — | 6 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | 7 | — | 5 | - | 11 | — | 11 | - | 12 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasmso. | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 19 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 26 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | — | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Diabetes. | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 |
| Vascular lesions of the nervous system. | 24 | 50 | 19 | 42 | 22 | 32 | 21 | 32 | 24 | 31 |
| Coronary disease, angina. | 43 | 25 | 49 | 32 | 35 | 21 | 51 | 38 | 60 | 32 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Other heart disease | 17 | 25 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 26 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 21 |
| Other circulatory disease | 11 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 20 |
| Influenza | — | 6 | - | 1 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Pneumonia. | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 13 |
| Bronchitis. | 24 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 9 |
| Other diseases ©f respiratory System | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 8 | - |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 |
| Gastritis, enteritis, and diarrhoea. | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Hyperplasia of prostate. | 3 | - | 1 | — | 2 | - | 2 | — | 1 | - |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | - | — | - | — | — | - | - |
| Congenital malformations | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases. | 11 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 20 |
| Motor -vehicle accidents | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| All other accidents. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Suicide. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Homicide and operations of war | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |