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
Chingford 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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| Age periods. | NEW CASES | TRANSFERS | DEATHS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0 to 1 year | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1 to 4 years | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 to 14 years | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| 15 to 24 years | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| 25 to 34 years | 4 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 35 to 44 years | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 |
| 45 to 54 years | 4 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 55 to 64 years | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | — |
| 65 and upwards | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Totals | 22 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | |
| Add—Non-notified Cases | ... | ... | 2 | — | 1 | — | ||||||
| 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
cancer. deaths from cancer
| Site | 0-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55- | Totals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Gastro-Intestinal Tract | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | 1 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 21 | |
| Lungs and Mediastinum | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Genito-urinary organs | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| Breast | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Other sites | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 58 |
| Death rate = 1.53 per 1,000 (as compared with 1.41 per 1,000 in previous year). | |||||||||||||