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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION – 1964
| Causes of death | Ages - Both Sexes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1–4 | 5–14 | 15–24 | 25–44 | 45–64 | 65–74 | 75– | Total | ||
| M. | F. | |||||||||
| All causes | 58 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 70 | 292 | 331 | 479 | 645 | S02 |
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – |
| 4. Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5. Whooping cough | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6. Meningococcal Infections | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7. Acute poliomyelitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8. Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | – | – | – | – | 6 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 9 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | – | – | – | – | 1 | 47 | 29 | 21 | 77 | 21 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | – | 17 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 4 | – | – | 10 |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | – | – | – | 1 | 13 | 37 | 48 | 42 | 64 | 77 |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 16. Diabetes | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6 | – | 8 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | – | – | – | – | 2 | 19 | 41 | 61 | 56 | 67 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | – | – | – | – | 7 | 59 | 80 | 94 | 143 | 97 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | – | – | – | – | –– | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 20. Other heart disease | 1 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 50 | 31 | 64 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | – | – | – | – | 4 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 28 | 46 |
| 22. Influenza | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 23. Pneumonia | 11 | – | – | – | 2 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 38 | 55 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 1 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 18 |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 5 | – |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 12 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 8 | 9 |
| 32. Other defined and ill defined diseases | 31 | 1 | – | 1 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 49 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 34. All other accidents | – | – | – | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 11 |
| 35. Suicide | – | – | – | – | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |