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 St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION - 1959
Causes of death | Ages - Both Sexes | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 year | 1-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65-74 | 75- | Totals | ||
M. | F. | ||||||||
All causes | 61 | 9 | 13 | 63 | 360 | 382 | 524 | 739 | 673 |
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | - | - | - | - | 9 | 3 | - | 7 | 5 |
2. Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
3. Syphilitic disease | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
4. Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
5. Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
6. Meningococcal infections | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
7. Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
8. Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 11 |
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | - | - | - | 4 | 48 | 23 | 15 | 76 | 14 |
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | - | - | 3 | 13 | 2 | 5 | - | 23 |
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | - | 17 |
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 47 | 40 | 71 | 73 |
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
16. Diabetes | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | - | - | - | 3 | 35 | 36 | 68 | 55 | 87 |
18. Coronary disease, angina | - | - | - | 6 | 56 | 72 | 99 | 126 | 107 |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 13 |
20. Other heart disease | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 44 | 33 | 52 |
21. Other circulatory disease | - | - | - | - | 16 | 15 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
22. Influenza | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
23. Pneumonia | 10 | - | 1 | - | 13 | 31 | 81 | 83 | 53 |
24. Bronchitis | 1 | - | - | 2 | 27 | 32 | 45 | 69 | 38 |
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
26. Dicer of stomach and duodenum | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 7 |
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 2 |
29. Hyperplasia of prostate | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
31. Congenital malformations | 11 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | 6 |
32. Other defined and ill defined diseases | 37 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 33 | 27 | 53 | 69 |
33. Motor vehicle accidents | - | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 9 | 3 |
34. All other accidents | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 13 |
35. Suicide | - | - | 1 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 10 |
36. Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |