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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| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental disorders | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Meningitis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Multiple sclerosis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other diseases or nervous system | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| Chronic rheumatic heart disease | 13 | 25 | 38 |
| Hypertensive disease | 17 | 11 | 28 |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 368 | 262 | 630 |
| Other forms of heart disease | 44 | 61 | 105 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 80 | 195 | 275 |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 50 | 80 | 130 |
| Influenza | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Pneumonia | 136 | 213 | 349 |
| Bronchitis and Etaphysema | 144 | 41 | 185 |
| Asthma | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 16 | 13 | 29 |
| Peptic ulcer | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| Intestinal obstruction and hernia | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Other diseases of digestive system | 11 | 27 | 38 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 8 | - | 8 |
| Other diseases of genito-urinary system | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| Abortion | - | 1 | 1 |
| Other complications of pregnancy etc. | - | 1 | 1 |
| Diseases of the skin, subcutaneous tissue | - | 2 | 2 |
| Diseases of musculo-skeletal system | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Congenital anomalies | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| Birth injury difficult labour | 16 | 9 | 25 |
| Other causes of perinatal mortality | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| Symptoms and ill-defined conditions | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| All other accidents | 21 | 22 | 43 |
| Suicide and self-inflicted injuries | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| All other external causes | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Total | 1,406 | 1,380 | 2,795 |