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
Hackney 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Enteritis | 1 | |
| Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 1 | |
| Orther Forms of Heart Disease | 1 | |
| Meningitis | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 7 | |
| Other respiratory causes | 5 | |
| Congenital anomalies | 17 | |
| Birth injury | 25 | |
| Other causes of perinatal mortality | 21 | |
| Symptoms and ill-defined conditions | 5 | |
| Other External Causes | 1 | |
| 85 | ||
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases | - | 3 | 3 |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 5 | - | 5 |
| Late effects of respiratory tuberculosis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Meningococcal infection | 1 | - | 1 |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Malignant neoplasm - buccal cavity etc. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Malignant neoplasm - oesophagus | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Malignant neoplasm - stomach | 42 | 29 | 71 |
| Malignant neoplasm - intestine | 29 | 36 | 65 |
| Malignant neoplasm - larynx | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Malignant neoplasm - lung-bronchus | 145 | 39 | 185 |
| Malignant neoplasm - breast | 1 | 61 | 62 |
| Malignant neoplasm - uterus | - | 21 | 21 |
| Malignant neoplasm - prostate | 14 | - | 14 |
| Leukaemia | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Other malignant neoplasms | 81 | 65 | 146 |
| Benign and unspecified neoplasms | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 14 | 22 | 36 |
| Other endocrine etc. diseases | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Anaemias | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Other diseases of blood etc. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Avitaminoses etc. | - | 1 | 1 |