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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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TABLE IVB 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis, other | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Syphilitic disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Diabetes | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 17 | 14 |
| Coronary Disease, angina | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 8 | 21 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Other heart diseases | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 22 |
| Other circulatory disease | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 3 |
| Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Bronchitis | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| Other disease of respiratory system | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Totals carried forward | 222 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 69 | 100 |