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 Deptford Borough]
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Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life During 1960 in the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
Causes of Death | Sex | AGE | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Ages | 0-1 years | 1-5 years | 5-15 years | 15-25 years | 25-45 years | 45-65 years | 65-75 years | 75 years & over | ||
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | M | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 |
F | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
2. Tuberculosis, other | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
3. Syphilitic disease | M | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
4. Diphtheria | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
5. Whooping Cough | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
6. Meningococcal infections | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
7. Acute Poliomyelitis | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
8. Measles | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
9. Other infectious and parasitic diseases | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | M | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 |
F | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | M | 44 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 30 | 8 | 4 |
F | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | M | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
F | 13 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 3 |
F | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | 43 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 16 | 12 | 13 |
F | 33 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 7 | 13 | 9 | |
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | M | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
F | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | |
16. Diabetes | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | 37 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 10 | 10 | 15 |
F | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 18 | 37 | |
18. Coronary disease, angina | M | 91 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 37 | 27 | 26 |
F | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 14 | 23 | |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | M | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
F | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
20. Other heart disease | M | 29 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
F | 62 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 9 | 13 | 38 | |
21. Other circulatory disease | M | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 7 |
F | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 18 | |
22. Influenza | M | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |