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
St Pancras 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Causes of death | Under 1 year | 1 and undeT 5 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65-74 | 75- | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | |||||||||
| All Causes | 67 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 104 | 427 | 465 | 542 | 908 | 722 |
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | 1 | – | – | – | 22 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 55 | 14 |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | 3 |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 4. Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5. Whooping cough | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 6. Meningococcal infections | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 7. Acute poliomyelitis | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 8. Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | – | – | – | – | 4 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 27 | 23 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | – | – | – | – | 3 | 45 | 24 | 9 | 74 | 7 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | – | – | – | – | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | – | 31 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 3 | – | 10 |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | – | – | – | 1 | 9 | 48 | 69 | 45 | 94 | 78 |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukæmia | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 |
| 16. Diabetes | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | 2 | 7 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 27 | 44 | 60 | 56 | 79 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | – | – | – | – | 8 | 57 | 69 | 63 | 130 | 67 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 29 | 33 | 43 | 34 |
| 20. Other heart disease | – | – | – | – | 15 | 25 | 51 | 117 | 83 | 125 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 15 | 35 | 28 | 37 |
| 22. Influenza | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 23. Pneumonia | 7 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 17 | 46 | 41 | 46 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 28 | 31 | 40 | 75 | 31 |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | – | – | 1 | – | – | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | – | – | – | – | 1 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 7 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 6 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 7 | 3 |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | – |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 11 | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 36 | – | 1 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 63 | 51 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 34. All other accidents | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 27 | 21 |
| 35. Suicide | – | – | – | – | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |