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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
Sutton 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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Causes of death at different periods of life during 1968 (Figures in brackets are for 1967)
| Cause of Death | Sex | Total all Ages | Under 4 Weeks | 4 weeks & under 1 year | 1- | 5- | 15- | AGE IN YEARS | 65- | 75 & over | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | ||||||||||||
| B 4 | Enteritis & other Diarrhoeal Diseases | M | 2 (3) | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F | - (8) | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| B 5 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 1 (7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| P | 4 (2) | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | |||
| B 6 | Other Tuberculosis, incl.Late Effects | M | 2 (1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| F | 2 (-) | - | - | — | — | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Bll | Meningococcal Infection | M | 1 | — | — | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| B17 | Syphilis and its Sequelae | M | 2 (l) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F | 1 (4) | - | - | - | - | — | _- | - | l | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| B18 | Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | M | 1 (2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| F | - (2) | - | — | _- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| B19 | (l) Malignant Neoplasm -Stomach | M | 20 (21) | — | - | _- | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | |
| F | 18 (13) | - | - | — | — | — | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | |||
| B19 | (2) Malignant Neoplasm -Lung, Bronchus | M | 92 (100) | - | — | _ | - | - | - | - | 8 | 30 | 45 | 9 | |
| F | 21 (20) | - | - | — | — | - | - | - | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | |||
| B19 | (3) Malignant Neoplasm -Breast | M | 2 (-) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| F | 50 (34) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 15 | |||
| B19 | (4) Malignant Neoplasm -Uterus | F | 11 (15) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||
| B19 | (5) Leukaemia | M | 6 (4) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | |
| F | 6 (5) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | — | |||
| B19 | (6) Other Malignant Neoplasms, etc | M | 114 (108) | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 23 | 3 | — | |
| F | 99 (102) | - | — | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 47 | 29 | |||
| B20 | Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 27 | 36 | |
| F | l | - | - | — | — | -_ | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |||
| B21 | Diabetes Mellitus | M | 6 (7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| P | 11 (9) | - | — | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| B46 | (l) Other Endocrine etc. Diseases | M | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | ||
| F | 4 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | — | 1 | |||
| B23 | Anaemias | M | 1 | — | — | - | - | - | 1 | - | — | _ | |||
| F | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | 5 | |||