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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 1962
[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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13. Malignant Neoplasm Uterus | M | ||||||||||
| F | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 27 | ||||||
| 14. Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | M | 2 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 102 | ||||
| F | 4 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 98 | ||||||
| 15. Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | M | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| F | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| 16. Diabetes | M | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
| F | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ||||||
| 17. Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | M | 1 | 23 | 28 | 40 | 92 | |||||
| F | 1 | 22 | 41 | 82 | 146 | ||||||
| 18. Coronary Disease, Angina | M | l | 8 | 93 | 89 | 74 | 265 | ||||
| F | 2 | 18 | 61 | 107 | 188 | ||||||
| 19. Hypertension with Heart Disease | M | 5 | 2 | 13 | 20 | ||||||
| F | 1 | 4 | 18 | 23 | |||||||
| 20. Other Heart Disease | M | 6 | 26 | 16 | 41 | 89 | |||||
| F | 3 | 15 | 23 | 102 | 143 | ||||||
| 21. Other Circulatory Disease | M | 1 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 61 | |||||
| F | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 44 | 75 | ||||
| 22. Influenza | M | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| F | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 23. Pneumonia | M | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 43 | 105 | ||
| F | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 68 | 97 | |||||
| 24. Bronchitis | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 46 | 67 | 146 | |||
| F | 2 | 8 | 20 __ | 30 | 60 | ||||||
| 25. Other Diseases of the Respiratory System | M | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 24 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
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| CAUSES OF DEATH | Under 1 Year | 1 - 4years | 5- 14 years | 15 - 24years | 25 - 44 years | 45 - 64 years | 65 - 74 years | 75 Years and over | TOTALS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
| F | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||||||
| 27. Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | M | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| F | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |||||
| 28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | M | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | |||||
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| 29. Hyperplasia of Prostate | M | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 30. Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion | M | |||||||||
| F | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 31. Congenital Malformations | M | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| F | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| 32. Other Defined and Ill-Defined Diseases | M | 27 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 80 | |
| F | 36 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 36 | 118 | ||
| 33. Motor Vehicle Accidents | M | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | |||
| F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |||||
| 34. All other Accidents | M | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 24 | |||
| F | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 23 | |||||
| 35. Suicide | M | 1 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 32 | |||
| F | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||||
| 36. Homicide and Operations of War | M | 1 | ||||||||
| F | 2 | 2 2 | ||||||||
| ALL CAUSES TOTALS | M | 52 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 63 | 388 | 370 | 397 | 1298 |
| F | 50 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 205 | 291 | 581 | 1181 | |
| GRAND TOTALS | 102 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 101 | 593 | 661 | 1978 | 2479 | |