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
Heston and Isleworth 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| 17 | ) Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 18 | ! Cerebral vascular lesions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 45 | 56 |
| 19 (1) | j Chronic endocarditis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 15 |
| 19 (2) | Myocardial degeneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 16 | 16 | 31 | 48 | 50 | 69 |
| 19 (3) | Coronary disease, angina pectoris | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 12 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 23 |
| 19 (4) | Other diseases of the heart | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 21 | 8 |
| 20 | Other diseases of the circulatory system | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 14 |
| 21 | Bronchitis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 29 |
| 22 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 27 |
| 23 | Other diseases of the respiratory system | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 4 |
| 24 | Peptic ulcer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 16 | 3 |
| 25 | Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 15 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 7 |
| 26 | Appendicitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| 27 (1) | Diseases of pharynx and tonsils | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 27 (2) | Cirrhosis of the liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 |
| 27 (3) | Other diseases of the liver | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 27 (4) | Other diseases of the digestive system | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 28 | Nephritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 29 (1) | Septic abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 (2) | Puerperal sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 30 (1) | Other abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 (2) | Other maternal causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Premature birth | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 |
| 32(1) | Injury at birth | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 32 (2) | Congenital malformations and infantile diseases | 11 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 |
| 33 | Suicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 |
| 34 | Road traffic accidents | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Other violent causes | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 13 |
| 36(1) | Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 (2) | Purulent infection and septicaemia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 (3) | Hodgkin's disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 36 (5) | Other infective diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 (6) | Rheumatic fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 (7) | Exophthalmic goitre | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 36 (8) | Diseases of the blood | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 36 (9) | Diseases of the ear and mastoid antrum | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 36 (10) | Pyelitis and diseases of the bladder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| 36 (11) | Diseases of the prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — |
| 36 (12) | Old Age | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 |
| 36 (4,13,14) | Other causes | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 21 | 22 |
| ALL CAUSES | 46 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 61 | 49 | 109 | 63 | 124 | 96 | 114 | 172 | 514 | 491 | |
| 73 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 58 | 110 | 172 | 220 | 286 | 1,005 | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage of total deaths from all causes | 7.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 10.9 | 17.1 | 21.9 | 28.4 | ||||||||||||||