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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
Southwark 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS
| Causes of Deatd | Total Deatds 1950 | Total Deatds 1951 | Age Groups 1951:- | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes-Males, Females | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | ||
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 51 | 32 | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis-otder forms | 5 | 7 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Syphilitic Disease | 8 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Diphtderia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infections | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Otder Infective and Parasitic diseases | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Malignant neoplasm stomach | 34 | 44 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| ,, ,, lung, bronchus | 47 | 49 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 25 | 14 | 4 |
| ,, ,, breast | 16 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | - | 5 |
| ,, „ uterus | 11 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Otder malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 109 | 125 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 | 31 | 40 | 46 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukemia | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Diabetes | 6 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 101 | 122 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 23 | 42 | 55 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 111 | 98 | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 42 | 32 |