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 (Continued)
| Causes of Death | At all Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | AGE AT DEATH | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | ||||
| Brought forward | 527 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 108 | 390 |
| 25. Respiratory system, other diseases of | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 32. Defined and ill-defined diseases, other | 54 | 15 | 1 | - | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| 34. Accidents, all other | 18 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 35. Suicide | 8 | - | — | - | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 638 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 134 | 434 |
(It is noteworthy that 68 per cent of all deaths occurred
in persons over 65 years of age)