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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
Lambeth 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| CAUSES OF DEATH | AGES (both sexes) | TOTALS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years | 75 and upwards | MALE | FEMALE | ||
| 13. Malignant neoplasm.Uterus | F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasm | M | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 43 | 51 | 21 | 122 | |
| F | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 103 | ||
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | M | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 5 | ||
| 16. Diabetes | M | _ | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | 10 | ||
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | - | - | - | - | 4 | 26 | 34 | 57 | 121 | |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 49 | 81 | 159 | ||
| 18. Coronary Disease,angina | M | - | - | _ | - | 9 | 59 | 65 | 48 | 181 | |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 19 | 42 | 57 | 119 | ||
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | M | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 15 | 10 | 29 | |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 21 | 32 | ||
| 20. Other heart diseases | M | - | - | - | - | 6 | 17 | 34 | 65 | 122 | |
| F | - | - | - | - | 4 | 28 | 35 | 137 | 204 | ||
| 21. Other circulatory diseases | M | - | - | - | - | 2 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 59 | |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 64 | ||
| 22. Influenza | M | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 6 | |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 23. Pneumonia | M | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 11 | 14 | 31 | 60 | |
| F | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 57 | ||
| 24.Bronchitis | M | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 33 | 32 | 48 | 117 | |
| F | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 12 | 26 | 46 | ||
| 25. Other Diseases respiratory system | M | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 | |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 | |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | ||
| 27.Gastritis intritis and Diarrhœa. | M | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | M | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | 8 | ||
| 29. Hyperplasis of prostate | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 9 | 19 | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion. | F | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| 31. Congenital malformation | M | 9 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| F | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 10 | ||
| 32. Other defined and illdefined diseases | M | 29 | 1 | - | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 84 | - |
| F | 22 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 97 | ||
| 33. Motor Vehicles accidents | M | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 8 | |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
| 34.All other accidents | M | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | |
| F | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | ||
| 35. Suicide | M | _ | _ | - | - | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | M | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |