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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
London County Council 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table 38—continued.—County of London—Principal causes of death by sex and age, 1935.
| Causes of death | Sex | All Ages | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diarrhoea, etc. | M. | 427 | 358 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| F. | 327 | 234 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 15 | |
| Appendicitis | M. | 193 | — | 1 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 42 | 18 | 9 |
| F. | 157 | — | — | 6 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 20 | 14 | |
| Cirrhosis of liver | M. | 102 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 9 |
| F. | 71 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 7 | |
| Other diseases of liver, etc. | M. | 83 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 16 |
| F. | 165 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 46 | 47 | 32 | |
| Other digestive diseases. | M. | 502 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 68 | 106 | 106 | 84 |
| F. | 471 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 32 | 54 | 86 | 109 | 108 | |
| Acute and chronic nephritis | M. | 746 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 45 | 98 | 164 | 219 | 153 |
| F. | 780 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 49 | 69 | 157 | 236 | 209 | |
| Puerperal sepsis | F. | 64 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 31 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — |
| F. | 80 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 39 | 30 | — | — | — | — | |
| Other puerperal causes Congenital debility, premature birth, malformation, etc. | M. | 875 | 853 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| F. | 603 | 582 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
| Senility | M. | 325 | — | — | — | — | .— | — | — | — | 4 | 46 | 275 |
| F. | 590 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 60 | 528 | |
| Suicide | M. | 365 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 55 | 46 | 85 | 91 | 51 | 23 |
| F. | 210 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 36 | 47 | 41 | 46 | 19 | 12 | |
| Other violence | M. | 1,048 | 59 | 15 | 26 | 104 | 156 | 121 | 83 | 87 | 133 | 126 | 136 |
| F. | 667 | 34 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 35 | 45 | 36 | 39 | 58 | 141 | 222 | |
| Other defined diseases | M. | 1,978 | 92 | 20 | 22 | 114 | 102 | 112 | 125 | 190 | 334 | 486 | 381 |
| F. | 1,676 | 74 | 15 | 22 | 91 | 83 | 110 | 153 | 235 | 286 | 324 | 283 | |
| Causes ill.defined, or unknown. | M. | 16 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| F. | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| All causes | M. | 24,336 | 1919 | 188 | 231 | 455 | 789 | 1032 | 1255 | 2733 | 4,836 | 5,964 | 4,934 |
| F. | 23,511 | 1310 | 177 | 205 | 396 | 767 | 954 | 1158 | 1989 | 3,564 | 5,568 | 7,423 |