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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 1961
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1961
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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS OF CHELSEA RESIDENTS WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION FOR THE YEAR 1961
| Causes of Death | at all ages | 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 | 9 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2. Tuberculosis other | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 4. Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5. Whooping-Cough | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6. Meningococcal Infections | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8. Measles | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 16 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 11 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 10 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 67 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 43 |
| 15. Leukaemia and Aleukaemia | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16. Diabetes | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 89 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 9 | 79 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | 114 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 28 | 84 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| 20. Other heart diseases | 96 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 89 |
| 21. Other circulatorydiseases | 48 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 41 |
| 22. Influenza | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| 23. Pneumonia | 37 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 33 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 31 |
| Carried Forward | 581 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 104 | 454 |