London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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

Kensington 1924

The annual report on the health of the Borough for the year1924

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Table: TABLE V.—continued.

TABLE V.—continued.

CAUSES OF DEATH.Classification No.Totals— All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.Totals— Under 5 Years.5 and under 1-5 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 years and upwardsTotals— Above Five Years.
TotalMFMFMFMFMFTotalMFMFMFMFMFMFTotal
Brought forward70231039212192120212754661201610242154599012272114256326582
II.—DI8EASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF THE ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
E"cephalitis Lethargica60514.........1...1...321............1...1......123
Meningitis61BO4221111......224.......................................
Locomotor Ataxy6255................................................3...2...5...5
Other Diseases of the Spinal Cord63AB17710...........................11............452471017
Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy64 A E9136552...............2...2...1.........212212231345589
Softening of the Brain65624.............................................1113246
Paralysis without specified cause60AC15105.............................................3...7510515
General Paralysis of the Insane671082.......................................4..42......8210
Other forms of Mental Alienation682...2................................................2.........22
Epilepsy691028..................1...1...1...112...2...2189
Infantile Convulsions under 5 years71A21111............112.......................................
Anorexia78 A1...1....................................1.....................11
Other Diseases of the Nervous System74AD624.................................11......19...1246
Cellulitis of Orbit751...1................................................1.........11
Other Diseases of the Ears76B642............1...1...11...1.........11......314
Total for Diseases of the Nervous System, and of the Organs of Special Sense181801014222117512332355293834467396169
III.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
Pericarditis7722..............................1...............1.........2...2
Acute Endocarditis78B532.......................................2...11...1325
Valvular Disease79 A1204476...........................212427181820464476120
Fatty Degeneration of the H eart79B23617..........................................1284861723
Other Organic Diseases of the Heart79C16362101.......................................11618468262101163
Angina Pectoris80963.............................................2...43639
Carried forward120451369116212322222861711322214282863731592051803004526201072