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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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TABLE 11B Females
| 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 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilitic disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malignant neoplasm stomach | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | _ |
| Malignant neoplasm lung bronchus | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | _ | _ | - | - |
| Malignant neoplasm breast | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | 2 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 7 |
| Leukaemia aleukaemia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Diabetes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 12 |
| Coronary disease angina | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Other heartdiseases | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| Other circulatory disease | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Bronchitis | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Other disease of respiratory system | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals carried forward | 226 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 7 | 23 | 33 | 74 | 86 |