London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chingford 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
This page requires JavaScript
CAUSES OF DEATH AS GIVEN BY THE REGISTRAR. GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1950
| Causes of Death | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Syphilitic disease | 1 | — | 1 |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | — | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| „ „ lung, bronchus | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| breast | — | 5 | 5 |
| uterus | — | 3 | 3 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 20 | 24 | 44 |
| Diabetes | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 20 | 29 | 49 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 28 | 17 | 45 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Other heart disease | 23 | 42 | 65 |
| Other circulatory disease | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Influenza | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Bronchitis | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | — | 2 | 2 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa | — | 1 | 1 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 2 | — | 2 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital malformations | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 22 | 10 | 32 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| All other accidents | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Suicide | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Totals—all causes | 187 | 187 | 374 |
| Totals—year 1949 | 200 | 204 | 404 |
Tuberculosis.
| 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 to 4 years | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| 5 to 14 years | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 to 24 years | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | —: | — | — | - |
| 25 to 34 years | 5 | 5 | - | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 35 to 44 years | 4 | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 45 to 54 years | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 55 to 64 years | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 65 and upwards | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 1 | — |
| Add—Deaths of un-notified cases | 2 | - | — | - | ||||||||
| 8 | 6 | 1 | — | |||||||||