Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Causes of Death | Total Deaths 1950 | Total Deaths 1951 | Age Groups 1951:- | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All causes-Males, Females | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | ||
Hypertension with Heart disease | 50 | 56 | 12 | 20 | 24 | |||||
Other Heart disease | 213 | 235 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 25 | 60 | 146 |
Other Circulatory disease | 35 | 46 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 11 | 28 |
Influenza | 7 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 13 | 11 |
Pneumonia | 57 | 89 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 12 | 22 | 48 |
Bronchitis | 105 | 156 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 42 | 45 | 64 |
Other diseases of Respiratory system | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Ulcer of the Stomach and Duodenum | 22 | 17 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 6 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - |
Nephritis and Nephrosis | 11 | 13 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 10 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 |
Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
Congenital Malformations | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - |
Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 90 | 89 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 25 |
Motor Vehicle Accidents | 11 | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
All other accidents | 33 | 23 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
Suicide | 12 | 9 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 |
Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Totals | 1,192 | 1,324 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 297 | 373 | 531 |