Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1951.
Causes or Death | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of Residents whether occuring within or without the district. | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years | 75 and upwards | ||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
All Causes | 68 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 33 | 19 | 9 | |
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | M | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | — | — |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
2. Tuberculosis, other forms | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
3. Syphilitic disease | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
4. Diphtheria | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
5. Whooping Cough | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
6. Meningococcal infections . | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
7. Acute poliomyelitis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
8. Measles | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
9. Other infective and parasitic disease | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | 1 | — | — | - | - | — | 1 | — | — | |
10. Malignant neoplasm-stomach | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
11. Malignant neoplasm-lung, Bronchus | M | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | _ |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
12. Malignant neoplasm-breast | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | |
13. Malignant neoplasm-uterus | F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 1 |
F | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
16. Diabetes . | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | — | |
18. Coronary disease, angina | M | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
20. Other heart disease | M | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | — |
F | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
21. Other circulatory disease | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
22. Influenza | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
23. Pneumonia. | M | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
F | 2 | - | — | -- | - | - | — | 1 | 1 | |
24. Bronchitis | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
26. Ulcer of Stomach and duodenum | M | 1 | - | — | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
29. Hyperplasia of prostate . | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
31. Congenital malformations | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Carried forward | M | 33 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
F | 22 | - | — | - | - | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 |