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
Chelsea 1950
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1950
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DEATHS
| Causes of Death | At all Ages | AGE AT DEATH | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | ||
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | 14 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| 4. Diphtheria | - | - | - | — | — | - | — | — |
| 5. Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - |
| 6. Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Poliomyelitis, acute | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 0. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 15 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 1. Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 22 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 13 | 8 |
| 2. Malignant neoplasm, breast | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 8 |
| 3. Malignant neo-plasm, uterus | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| 4. Other malignant & lymphatic neoplasms | 65 | - | - | 1 | - | 7 | 13 | 44 |
| 5. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 9 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 5 |
| 6. Diabetes | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | |
| 7. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 76 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 66 |
| 3. Coronary disease, angina | 69 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 18 | 48 |
| 9.Hypertension with heart disease | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 21 |
| 10. Heart disease, other | 97 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 8 | 85 |
| 11.Circulatory disease, other | 31 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 24 |
| l2. Influenza | 4 | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | 3 |
| 13. Pneumonia | 36 | 2 | - | - | — | 2 | 5 | 27 |
| 14. Bronchitis | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 28 |
| Carried forward | 527 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 108 | 390 |