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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
Bermondsey 1964
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1964
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATHS DURING THE YEAR 1964.
| Causes of Death | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total All Ages | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks & under 1 year | 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 |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | – |
| Tuberculosis, other | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Syphilitic disease | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Meningococcal infections | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acute poliomyelitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | I | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | _ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 13 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | – | 3 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 37 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 14 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 34 | 36 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Diabetes | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 20 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 52 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 9 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 19 |