Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]
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Table 1 Cause of death at different periods of life for 1971
Cause of death | Total all ages | Age group | 4 weeks & under 1 year | Age group | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Under 4 weeks | 1 - 4 | 5-14 | 15 - 24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65 - 74 | 75 and over | |||||||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | _ | - | - | - | - | _ | - | - | _ | _ | - | _ | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - |
Late effects of respiratory T.B. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Other tuberculosis | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Whooping cough | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Syphilis and its sequelae | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Malignant neoplasm, buccal cavity etc. | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 |
Malignant neoplasm, oesophagus | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | " |
Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 26 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 6 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
Malignant neoplasm, intestine | 29 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 16 | |
Malignant neoplasm, larynx | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | |
Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 120 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 11 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 53 | 12 | 19 | 6 |
Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 11 | - | 8 | - | 17 | - | 14 |
Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | > | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 6 | - | 4 | - | 3 | |
Malignant neoplasm, prostrate | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 6 | - | 11 | - |
Leukaemia | 3 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
Other malignant neoplasms | 43 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 21 |
Benign and unspecified neoplasms | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
Diabetes mellitus | 11 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Anaemias | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Chronic rheumatic heart disease | 10 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Hypertensive disease | 17 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
Ischaemic heart disease | 324 | 234 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 33 | 9 | 88 | 30 | 101 | 59 | 99 | 134 |
Other forms of heart disease | 58 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | - | 11 | 8 | 40 | 69 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 102 | 175 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 31 | 40 | 46 | 111 |
Influenza | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
Pneumonia | 66 | 92 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 70 |
Bronchitis and emphysema | 85 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 19 | 3 | 31 | 7 | 32 | 9 | |
Asthma | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Peptic ulcer | 8 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 4 | 4 | |
Appendicitis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
Intestinal obstruction and hernia | 7 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Cirrhosis of liver | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Nephritis and nephrosis | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Hyperplasia of prostrate | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Other complications of pregnancy etc. | . | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Congenital anomalies | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Birth injury, difficult labour, etc. | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other causes of perinatal mortality | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Symptoms and ill defined conditions | 3 | 6 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Other endocrine etc. diseases | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | > | - | 1 | 2 |
Mental disorders | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Multiple sclerosis | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Other diseases of nervous system | 6 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Other diseases of circulatory system | 37 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 40 |
Other diseases of respiratory system | 4 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | |
Other diseases of digestive system | 10 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
Other diseases, genito-urinary system | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | l | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Diseases of skin, subcutaneous tissue | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Diseases of musculoskeletal system | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
Motor vehicle accidents | 20 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
All other accidents | 14 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Suicide and self-inflicted injuries | 12 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 |
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