London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
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]
This page requires JavaScript
| 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 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Tuberculosis, other | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Syphilitic disease | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Meningococcal infections | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 |
| Leukaemia,aleukaemia | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 13 | 17 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 9 | 23 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| Other heart diseases | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 14 | 17 |
| Other circulatory disease | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| Influenza | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Bronchitis | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Other disease of respiratory system | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Gastritis,Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pregnancy,childbirth, abortion | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Congenital malformations | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals carried forward | 218 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 72 | 102 |