Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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Male | Female | Total | |
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Coronary disease, Angina | 41 | 24 | 65 |
Other diseases of heart and circulatory system | 19 | 40 | 59 |
Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Cancer of lung and bronchus | 22 | 3 | 25 |
Cancer, other than lung and bronchus | 24 | 31 | 55 |
Vascular lesions of nervous system | 16 | 25 | 41 |
Bronchitis | 16 | 4 | 20 |
Pneumonia | 12 | 5 | 17 |
Influenza | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Poliomyelitis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Disease of prostate | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Tuberculosis, respiratory | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Tuberculosis, other than respiratory | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Ulcer of duodenum or stomach | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Congenital malformations | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Diabetes | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 2 | 1 | 3 |
All other diseases | 17 | 21 | 38 |
Motor vehicle accidents | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Other accidents | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Suicides | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Homicide | 0 | 1 | 1 |
201 | 173 | 372 |
Chigwell Urban District | Average England and Wales | |
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Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 120 | 131 |
Cancer of lung and bronchus | 425 | 289 |
Cancer of other organs | 935 | 1,667 |
All causes | 8,600 | 11,700 |