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
Lambeth 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| CAUSES OF DEATH | AGES (both sexes) | TOTALS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under l 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 upward | Male | Female | |||
| 21. Other circulatory diseases | M | 3 | 13 | 24 | 27 | 67 | 62 | |||||
| F | 2 | 3 | 18 | 39 | ||||||||
| 22. Influenza | M | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 23. Pneumonia | M | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 41 | 83 | 85 | |||
| F | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 57 | ||||||
| 24. Bronchitis | M | 2 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 44 | 104 | 84 | ||||
| F | 1 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 51 | |||||||
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | M | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | ||||||
| F | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 9 | |||||
| F | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| F | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | M | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 7 | |||||
| F | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | M | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | |||||||
| F | ||||||||||||
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | F | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 31. Congenital malformation | M | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5 | |||||
| F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 32. Other defined and illdefined diseases | M | 28 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 97 | 102 | |||
| F | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 13 | 32 | ||||
| 33. Motor Vehicle accidents | M | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | ||||
| F | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| 34. All other accidents | M | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 15 | |||
| F | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |||||||
| 35. Suicide | M | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 7 | ||||
| F | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | M | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| F | ||||||||||||
| Total | 1233 | 1156 | ||||||||||
| Grand Total | 2389 | |||||||||||
| All ages | under 1 year | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15 - 24 | 25 - 44 | 45 - 64 | 65 - 74 | 75 and over | ||||
| 2,389 100% | 3.52 | 0.29 | 0.54 | 0.29 | 4.65 | 4.52 | 27.38 | 40.81 | ||||