London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Wood Green 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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Table IIIa. Males
| Causes of Death | All ages | Under 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 and over. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | |
| Tuberculosis, other | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | ||||||||
| Syphilitic disease | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 22 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diabetes ... | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 12 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Other heart diseases | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| Other circulatory disease | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Influenza | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 30 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
| Other disease of respiratory system | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | __ | — |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —I | 5 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congenital malformations | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 17 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| All other accidents | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Suicide | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — |
| Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 283 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 61 | 83 | 81 |