Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN I959
Cause of death | All ages | Under 1 year | 1 year and under 5 | 5 years and under 45 | 45 years and over |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respiratory tuberculosis | 9 | — | - | 3 | 6 |
Other forms of tuberculosis | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
Syphilis | 9 | - | - | - | 9 |
Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | - |
Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - |
Measles | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
Other infective diseases, eto., | 3 | . | - | - | 3 |
Cancer (all forms) | 347 | 1 | - | 20 | 326 |
Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 6 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Diabetes | 5 | - | - | - | 5 |
Vascular lesions of nervous system | 192 | - | - | 6 | 186 |
Coronary disease, angina | 275 | - | - | 11 | 264 |
Hypertension with heart disease | 22 | - | - | - | 22 |
Other heart disease | 118 | 1 | - | 4 | 113 |
Other diseases of oirculatory system | 110 | - | - | 4 | 106 |
Influenza | 32 | - | - | 3 | 29 |
Pneumonia | 108 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 99 |
Bronohitis | 95 | 3 | - | 1 | 91 |
Other respiratory diseases | 20 | . | - | 1 | 19 |
Ulcers of the stomach | 20 | - | - | - | 20 |
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 9 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
Nephritis and nephrosis | 6 | - | - | 2 | 4 |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 12 | - | - | - | 12 |
Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | 1 | _ | . | 1 | _ |
Congenital malformations | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
All other diseases | 134 | 40 | - | 8 | 78 |
Motor vehicle accidents | 17 | - | - | 8 | 9 |
All other accidents | 51 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 39 |
Suicide | 31 | - | _ | 13 | 18 |
Homicide and operations of war | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
TOTALS | 1,654 | 75 | 8 | 100 | 1,471 |