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

Holborn 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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Table: TABLE No. 3. Causes of., and Ages at, Death.

TABLE No. 3. Causes of., and Ages at, Death.

Causes of Death.Net Deaths at the Subjoined Apes of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District.
Under 1 year.1 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and over.Totals.All ages.
MF
1. Typhoid and para-typhoid fever---------
2. Cerebro spinal fever---------
3. Scarlet fever--_---_-_---
4. Whooping cough---------
5. Diphtheria—--------
6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system---38312214
7. Other forms of Tuberculosis----1-1-1
8. Syphilitic disease----11112
9. Influenza----1--11
10. Measles----------
11. Acute poliomyelitis and polio-encephalitis---------
12. Acute infectious encephalitis---------
13. Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus---113145
14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum----36549
15. Cancer of breast----33156
16. Cancer of all other sites---31219221234
17. Diabetes----1-1-1
18. Intra-cranial vascular disease----523141428
19. Heart disease---11758383876
20. Other diseases of the circulatory system---1-8549
21. Bronchitis1---523161329
22. Pneumonia3---289413
23. Other respiratory diseases----12213
24. Ulceration of stomach or duo-denum---133527
25. Diarrhoea (under 2)1-----1-1
26. Appendicitis---------
27. Other digestive diseases---115437
28. Nephritis---112134
29. Puerperal and post abortive sepsis---------
30. Other maternal causes---------
31. Premature birth1-----1-1
32. Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile disease6-----426
33. Suicide----23325
34. Road traffic accidents-----11-1
35. Other violent causes---2--112
36. All other causes-1-56713619
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