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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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TABLES
Table 1
| CAUSES OF DEATH | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.l Cholera | — | — | - |
| B.2 Typhoid fever | — | — | — |
| B.3 Bacillary dysentery and amoebiasis | — | — | — |
| B.4 Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| B.5 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| B.6(l) Late effects of respiratory T.B | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| B.6(2) Other tuberculosis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| B.7 Plague | — | — | — |
| B.8 Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| B.9 Whooping cough | — | — | — |
| B.10 Streptococcal sore throat and scarlet fever | — | — | — |
| B.ll Meningococcal infection | — | — | — |
| B.12 Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
| B.l 3 Smallpox | — | — | — |
| B.l 4 Measles | — | — | — |
| B.l5 Typhus and other rickettsioses | — | — | — |
| B.16 Malaria | — | — | — |
| B.17 Syphilis and its sequelae | 1 | — | 1 |
| B.l8 Other infective and parasitic diseases | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| B. 19(1) Malignant neoplasm, buccal cavity, etc | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| B.19(2) Malignant neoplasm, oesophagus | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| B.19(3) Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 47 | 22 | 69 |
| B.19(4) Malignant neoplasm, intestine | 52 | 48 | 100 |
| B.l9(5) Malignant neoplasm, larynx | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| B.19(6) Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 155 | 34 | 189 |
| B.19(7) Malignant neoplasm, breast | 2 | 76 | 78 |
| B.l9(8) Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 23 | 23 |
| B.19(9) Malignant neoplasm, prostate | 16 | — | 16 |
| B.19(10) Leukaemia | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| B.19(11) Other malignant neoplasms | 96 | 97 | 193 |
| B.20 Benign and unspecified neoplasms | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| B.21 Diabetes mellitus | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| B.22 Avitaminoses and other nutritional deficiency | 1 | — | 1 |
| B.46(l) Other endocrine, etc., diseases | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| B.23 Anaemias | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| B.46(2) Other diseases of blood, etc | — | 2 | 2 |
| B.46(3) Mental disorders | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| B.24 Meningitis | — | 2 | 2 |
| B.46(4) Multiple Sclerosis | 1 | — | 1 |
| B.46(5) Other diseases of nervous system, etc | 8 | 17 | 25 |
| B.25 Active rheumatic fever | — | — | — |
| B.26 Chronic Rheumatic heart disease | 25 | 29 | 54 |
| B.27 Hypertensive disease | 22 | 33 | 55 |