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
Kensington 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN 1950
| Cause of death | All ages | Under 1 year | 1 yearand under 5 | 5 yearsand under 45 | 45 years and over | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory tuberculosis | 52 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 33 | ||||||
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 7 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Syphilis | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | ||||||
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Meningococcal infections | 1 | — | _ | — | 1 | ||||||
| Acute poliomyelitis | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | ||||||
| Measles | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | ||||||
| Other infective diseases, etc. | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |||||||
| Cancer (all forms) | 352 | 1 | — | 22 | 329 | ||||||
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 9 | — | — | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| Diabetes | 6 | — | — | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 211 | — | — | 3 | 208 | ||||||
| Coronary disease, angina | 225 | — | — | 6 | 219 | ||||||
| Hypertension with heart disease | 43 | — | — | 1 | |||||||
| Other heart disease | 245 | — | — | a | 237 | ||||||
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 88 | — | — | 3 | 85 | ||||||
| Influenza | 20 | — | — | — | 20 | ||||||
| Pneumonia | 82 | 3 | — | 2 | 77 | ||||||
| Bronchitis | 104 | 3 | — | 5 | 96 | ||||||
| Other respiratory diseases | 10 | — | _ | 1 | 9 | ||||||
| Ulcers of the stomach | 26 | — | — | 2 | 24 | ||||||
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | ||||||
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 19 | _ | — | 4 | 15 | ||||||
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 29 | — | — | — | 29 | ||||||
| Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | Congenital malformations | 23 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| All other diseases | 169 | 47 | 1 | 10 | 111 | ||||||
| Motor vehicle accidents | • 7 | — | — | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| All other accidents | 60 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 44 | ||||||
| Suicides | 27 | — | — | 11 | 16 | ||||||
| Homicide and operations of war | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | ||||||
| TOTALS | 1,848 | 78 | 9 | 130 | 1,631 |