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 London County Council]
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Table 4—Administrative County of London—Civilian deaths in 1951 by cause
Cause | Sex | 0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 85— | 75 + | Total | |
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1951 | 1950 | ||||||||||
1. Tuberculosis—respiratory | M | 2 | 1 | - | 19 | 177 | 395 | 177 | 55 | 826 | 829 |
F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 137 | 99 | 33 | 19 | 328 | 396 | |
2. Tuberculosis—other | M | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 66 | 62 |
F | . | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 59 | 60 | |
3. Syphilitic disease | M | 1 | . | - | — | 5 | 65 | 55 | 26 | 152 | 143 |
F | — | . | . | - | 5 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 73 | 67 | |
4. Diphtheria | M | . | . | 1 | . | — | . | . | . | 1 | 4 |
F | — | _ | _ | — | - | 1 | — | _ | 1 | — | |
5. Whooping.cough | M | 6 | 6 | . | — | — | — | . | . | 12 | 16 |
F | 3 | 6 | . | — | . | — | — | . | 9 | 14 | |
6. Meningococcal infection | M | 8 | 3 | . | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | 13 | 13 |
F | 3 | 6 | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | 12 | 8 | |
7. Acute poliomyelitis | M | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 1 | 24 |
F | . | . | . | . | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | |
8. Measles | M | 4 | 9 | - | . | . | 1 | - | — | 14 | 4 |
F | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | . | . | 1 | — | 11 | . | |
9. Other infective, &c. diseases | M | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 44 |
F | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 51 | |
10. Malignant neoplasm: stomach | M | . | . | . | . | 29 | 239 | 210 | 131 | 609 | 582 |
F | . | . | . | 1 | 17 | 128 | 175 | 171 | 492 | 458 | |
11. „ „ Lung, bronchus | M | . | . | 2 | 63 | 696 | 401 | 122 | 1,284 | 1,238 | |
F | . | . | . | 1 | 17 | 91 | 87 | 57 | 253 | 220 | |
12. „ „ Breast | M | — | . | . | — | . | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
F | . | . | . | — | 79 | 300 | 181 | 154 | 714 | 690 | |
13. „ „ Uterus | F | . | . | — | . | 25 | 128 | 65 | 61 | 279 | 324 |
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | 2 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 130 | 608 | 744 | 581 | 2,086 | 2,053 |
F | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 114 | 565 | 503 | 521 | 1,732 | 1,738 | |
15. Leukemia, aleukemia and Hodgkins disease | M | 2 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 87 | 91 |
F | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 15 | 22 | 96 | 77 | |
16. Diabetes | M | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 36 | 28 | 97 | 86 |
F | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 47 | 92 | 64 | 213 | 170 | |
17. Vascular lesions, nervous system | M | . | . | 2 | 1 | 25 | 331 | 588 | 671 | 1,618 | 1,525 |
F | . | . | — | 1 | 38 | 429 | 730 | 1,294 | 2,492 | 2.232 | |
18. Coronary disease, angina ... | M | . | . | . | . | 101 | 1,025 | 1,026 | 705 | 2,857 | 2,621 |
F | — | . | . | . | 13 | 299 | 639 | 806 | 1,757 | 1,623 | |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | M | . | . | . | . | 12 | 191 | 285 | 287 | 775 | 715 |
F | . | . | . | 4 | 136 | 248 | 457 | 845 | 778 | ||
20. Other heart disease | M | . | 1 | . | 9 | 85 | 364 | 747 | 1,512 | 2,718 | 2,448 |
F | . | . | 1 | 7 | 107 | 381 | 796 | 2,747 | 4,039 | 3,818 | |
21. Other circulatory disease | M | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | 18 | 136 | 185 | 380 | 722 | 702 |
F | 1 | . | . | 1 | 17 | 102 | 202 | 513 | 836 | 825 | |
22. Influenza | M | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 104 | 125 | 114 | 356 | 117 |
F | 3 | 1 | . | 2 | 13 | 75 | 127 | 232 | 453 | 139 | |
23. Pneumonia | M | 68 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 231 | 309 | 405 | 1,071 | 836 |
F | 58 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 126 | 247 | 590 | 1.658 | 858 | |
24. Bronchitis | M | 24 | 4 | 2 | — | 44 | 680 | 847 | 771 | 2.372 | 1,658 |
F | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 172 | 385 | 851 | 1.461 | 980 | |
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | M | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 107 | 71 | 42 | 246 | 240 |
F | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 48 | 68 | 150 | 114 | |
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | 1 | — | . | 1 | 29 | 184 | 152 | 98 | 465 | 436 |
F | 1 | . | _ | . | 4 | 34 | 61 | 66 | 166 | 131 | |
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | 27 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 83 | 107 |
F | 13 | 5 | . | 1 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 113 | 94 | |
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | M | . | . | 4 | 4 | 32 | 73 | 45 | 39 | 197 | 206 |
F | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 62 | 49 | 61 | 210 | 179 | |
29. Hyperplasia, prostate 30. Pregnancv, childb. : abortn. | M | . | . | . | . | . | 23 | 116 | 201 | 340 | 340 |
F | . | . | . | 4 | 36 | 1 | 1 | . | 42 | 38 | |
31. Congenital malformations | M | 111 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 198 | 200 |
F | 89 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 186 | 205 |
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