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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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| 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 | – | – | – | – | –– | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis, other | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Syphilitic disease | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Meningococcal infections | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 8 |
| Leukaemia,aleukaemia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diabetes | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 13 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| Other heart diseases | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 |
| Other circulatory disease | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Influenza | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Pneumonia | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 5 |
| Bronchitis | 20 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| Other disease of respiratory system | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nephritis & nephrosis | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 |
| Pregnancy,childbirth, abortion | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Congenital malformations | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals carried forward | 250 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 100 | 75 |