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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 1961

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

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Table: TABLE No. 3 Causes of, and Ages at, Death Classification according to the short list of causes of death adopted by the Registrar General in Form S.D.25.

TABLE No. 3 Causes of, and Ages at, Death Classification according to the short list of causes of death adopted by the Registrar General in Form S.D.25.

Causes of DeathNet Deaths at the Subjoined Ages of "Residents," whether occurring within or without the District
Under 1 year1 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years25 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years65 and under 75 years75 and overTotalsAll ages
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory------------1---1-1
2. Tuberculosis, other—————1—————-————-11
3. Syphilitic disease——————————1—1———2-2
4. Diphtheria-------------------
5. Whooping cough-------------------
6. Meningococcal infections-------------------
Acute poliomyelitis------------------
8. Measles————————-——-_—-—----
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases--------11-11---224
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach——————————33—1—2369
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus----_-----31--1-415
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast——————————11—1—2145
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus-----------2-2---44
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms----2----2794151181331
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia———————————1—————11
16. Diabetes———————————————————
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system——————————63533314923
18. Coronary disease, angina————————1—11410965281846
19. Hypertension with heart disease——————————1———12224
20. Other heart disease——————————51145311819
21. Other circulatory disease————1—————2121429413
22. Influenza————————————1———1—1
23. Pneumonia2—————————4—413613720
24. Bronchitis——————————114—328311
25. Other diseases of respiratory system———————————————————
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum———————————————————
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea———————————1—————11
28. Nephritis and nephrosis————————1—11————213
29. Hyperplasia of prostate———————————————————
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion———————————————————
31. Congenital malformations322—————————————527
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases—3—11—————35212181119
33. Motor vehicle accidents—————————————1———11
34. All other accidents————1——————111—1235
35. Suicide———_——_—3—11—11—527
36. Homicide and operations of war———————————————————
552151——63503737273430139104243