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
Twickenham 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Table 2.
| Year | Population | Population trend | Migration excess | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total increase or decrease | Percentage proportion | Natural increase or decrease | Inward | Outward | ||
| 1938 | 96,550 | + 2,320 | + 2.46% | + 363 | 1,957 | - |
| 1939 | 97,440 | + 890 | + 0.92% | + 383 | 507 | — |
| 1940 | 94,070 | — 3,370 | — 3.46% | — 15 | - | 3,355 |
| 1941 | 91,820 | — 2,250 | — 2.39% | + 38 | - | 2,288 |
| 1942 | 92,460 | + 640 | + 0.70% | +450 | 190 | — |
| 1943 | 92,780 | + 320 | + 0.35% | + 502 | — | 182 |
| 1944 | 88,660 | — 4,120 | — 4.44% | + 507 | — | 4,627 |
| 1945 | 91,920 | + 3,260 | + 3.68% | + 424 | 2,836 | — |
| 1946 | 102,850 | + 10,930 | + 11.89% | + 835 | 10,095 | — |
| 1947 | 105,930 | + 3,080 | + 2.99% | + 918 | 2,162 | — |
| 1948 | 106,700 | + 770 | + 0.73% | + 621 | 149 | — |
| 1949 | 106,900 | + 200 | + 0.19% | + 399 | — | 199 |
| 1950 | 107,600 | + 700 | + 0.65% | +246 | 454 | — |
| 1951 | 106,300 | — 1,300 | — 1.28% | + 91 | — | 1,391 |
| 1952 | 106,500 | + 200 | + 0.19% | + 144 | 56 | — |
| 1953 | 105,300 | — 1,200 | — 1.13% | + 250 | — | 1,450 |
| 1954 | 104,700 | — 600 | — 0.57% | + 167 | — | 767 |
Table 3.
| Causes of Death | Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | 557 | 609 | 1,116 | |
| 1. | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 16 | 6 | 22 |
| 2. | Tuberculosis, other | — | 1 | 1 |
| 3. | Syphilitic disease | 3 | — | 3 |
| 4. | Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| 5. | Whooping cough | — | — | — |
| 6. | Meningo-coccal infections | — | — | — |
| 7. | Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
| 8. | Measles | — | — | — |
| 9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 17 | 12 | 29 |
| 11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 38 | 5 | 43 |
| 12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 1 | 26 | 27 |
| 13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 10 | 10 |
| 14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 60 | 53 | 113 |
| 15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 16. | Diabetes | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 57 | 114 | 171 |
| 18. | Coronary disease, angina | 116 | 94 | 210 |
| 19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 15 | 18 | 33 |
| 20. | Other heart disease | 64 | 109 | 173 |
| 21. | Other circulatory disease | 31 | 29 | 60 |
| 22. | Influenza | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 16 | 25 | 41 |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 28 | 15 | 43 |
| 25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 6 | — | 6 |
| 30. | Pregnancy, Childbirth, abortion | — | — | — |
| 31. | Congenital malformations | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 28 | 43 | 71 |
| 33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 34. | All other accidents | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 35. | Suicide | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 36. | Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — |