Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1958
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ANALYSIS OF DEATHS
The percentages of the total deaths attributable to particular causes
during the past four years are set out below. The figures in parentheses
are to be read in association with those appearing in the main table of
deaths shown on the preceding pages.
Coding
Percentage
1954 1955 1956 1957 1958
Average for
five years
(1) 1.23 0.97 0.12 0.27 0.55 0.63
(2) - 0.12 - - 0.14 0.51
(3) 0.14 0.48 0.49 0.40 0.27 0.36
(4) - - - - - -
(5) - - - - - -
(6) - - - 0.13 - 0.03
(7) - 0.24 - - - 0.05
(8) - - - 0.13 0.14 0.05
(9) 0.60 0.36 0.12 0.40 0.27 0.35
(10 ) 3.00 1.94 2.21 2.27 2.88 2.46
(11) 3.70 3.51 3.81 2.93 3.84 3.56
(12) 1.40 1.57 2.60 1.73 2.46 1.95
(13) 0.82 0.61 0.86 1.07 0.41 0.75
(14) 10.00 10.93 9.96 9.07 9.04 9.80
(15) 0.41 0.36 0.61 0.40 0.28 0.41
(16) 1.10 0.97 0.73 0.27 0.96 0.81
(17) 13.00 11.88 13.41 14.52 13.42 13.25
(18) 12.12 11.64 10.60 9.73 12.20 11.24
(19) 3.54 1.94 2.21 2.80 2.05 2.51
(20) 11.20 12.73 14.51 15.20 12.60 13.25
(21) 8.30 10.10 8.36 10.13 6.85 8.75
(22) - 0.24 - 0.93 0.96 0.43
(23) 5.70 6.42 7.75 7.20 5.07 6.43
(24) 4.40 4.61 4.80 4.93 6.44 5.04
(25) 0.82 0.40 1.23 0.80 0.82 0.81
(26) 0.70 1.60 1.35 1.07 0.96 1.14
(27) 0.41 0.73 - 0.53 0.41 0.42
(28) 1.09 0.97 0.37 0.70 0.41 0.71
(29) 0.82 0.40 0.61 0.40 0.41 0.53
(30) 0.30 - - - - 0.06
(31) 0.54 0.73 0.86 0.80 0.96 0.78
(32) 8.04 8.85 9.47 6.80 10.00 8.63
(33) 1.60 1.21 0.61 0.93 0.82 1.04
(34) 3.40 2.30 1.48 1.87 2.19 2.25
(35) 1.23 1.21 0.86 1.50 2.19 1.39
(36) 0.14 - 0.24 0.13 - 0.10