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
Brent 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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Table 1
DEATHS
| Causes: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | ||
| 1. | Tuberculosis (respiratory) | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2. | Tuberculosis (other) | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3. | Syphilitic disease | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4. | Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| 5. | Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
| 6. | Meningococcal infections | — | — | — |
| 7. | Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
| 8. | Measles | — | — | — |
| 9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 38 | 29 | 67 |
| 11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 145 | 42 | 187 |
| 12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 1 | 59 | 60 |
| 13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 13 | 13 |
| 14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 151 | 135 | 286 |
| 15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 16. | Diabetes | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| 17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 142 | 210 | 352 |
| 18. | Coronary disease, angina | 384 | 277 | 661 |
| 19. | Hypertension, with heart disease | 15 | 23 | 38 |
| 20. | Other heart disease | 92 | 109 | 201 |
| 21. | Other circulatory disease | 70 | 97 | 167 |
| 22. | Influenza | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 83 | 84 | 167 |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 119 | 45 | 164 |
| 25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 19 | 27 | 46 |
| 26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| 27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| 28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 9 | - | 9 |
| 30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | 3 | 3 |
| 31. | Congenital malformations | 17 | 16 | 33 |
| 32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 116 | 135 | 251 |
| 33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 27 | 18 | 45 |
| 34. | All other accidents | 29 | 27 | 56 |
| 35. | Suicide | 16 | 6 | 22 |
| 36. | Homicide and operations of war | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 1,539 | 1,416 | 2,955 | |