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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| CAUSES OF DEATH | Under 1 year | 1 - 4 years | 5 - 14 years | 15 - 24 years | 25 - 44 years | 45 - 64 years | 65 - 74 years | 75 years and over | TOTALS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11. Malignant Neoplasm, Lung Bronchus | M | 5 | 59 | 39 | 13 | 116 | ||||
| F | 8 | 10 | 5 | 23 | ||||||
| 12. Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | M | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| F | 3 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 44 | |||||
| 13. Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | M | |||||||||
| F | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 22 | |||||
| 14. Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | M | 1 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 42 | 35 | 131 | ||
| F | 6 | 36 | 43 | 32 | 117 | |||||
| 15. Leukaemia Aleukaemia | M | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| 16. Diabetes | M | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| F | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||||||
| 17., Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | M | 4 | 34 | 38 | 54 | 130 | ||||
| F | 1 | 28 | 53 | 110 | 19 2 | |||||
| 18. Coronary Disease, Angina | M | 12 | 84 | 70 | 63 | 229 | ||||
| F | 22 | 53 | 83 | 158 | ||||||
| 19. Hypertension with Heart Disease | M | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | |||||
| 3 | 14 | 34 | 51 | |||||||
| 20. Other Heart Disease | M | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 62 | 112 | ||
| F | 4 | 21 | 22 | 112 | 159 | |||||
| 21. Other Circulatory Disease | M | 4 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 63 | ||||
| F | 1 | 11 | 18 | 43 | 73 | |||||
| 22. Influenza | M | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| F | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 23. Pneumonia | M | 7 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 57 | |||
| F | 12 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 50 | 92 | ||||
| 24. Bronchitis | M | 44 | 51 | 40 | 135 | |||||
| F | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 62 | ||||
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| 25. Other disease of the respriratory system | M | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | |||||
| F | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| 26. Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | M | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | |||||
| F | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | ||||||
| 27. Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | M | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| F | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||||||
| 28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | M | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| F | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | ||||||
| 29. Hyperplasia of Prostate | M | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||||||
| F | |||||||||||
| 30. Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion | F | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 31. Congenital Malformations | M | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | |||||
| F | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | ||||||
| 32. Other Defined and I11-Defined Diseases | M | 40 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 88 | ||||
| F | 18 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 81 | ||||
| 33. Motor Vehicle Accidents | M | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |||||
| F | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | ||||||
| 34. All other Accidents | M | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 15 | |||
| F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 22 | |||
| 35. Suicide | M | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 24 | |||
| F | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||||||
| 36. Homicide and Operations of War | M | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| F | |||||||||||
| ALL CAUSES TOTALS | M | 65 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 72 | 393 | 375 | 373 | 130 4 | |
| F | 46 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 217 | 326 | 591 | 1225 | ||
| GRAND TOTALS | 111 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 110 | 610 | 701 | 964 | 2529 | ||