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 1964
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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS OF CHELSEA RESIDENTS WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION FOR THE YEAR 1964
| Causes of Death | At all ages | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 35 | 35 and under 45 | 45 and under 55 | 55 and under 65 | 65 and under 75 | 75 and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| 2. Tuberculosis other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 4. Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Meningococcal Infections | "" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 12 | 13 | |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | - | |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 71 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | " | 12 | 21 | 15 | 18 |
| 15. Leukaemia and Aleukaemia | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | - | ' | " | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| 16. Diabetes | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 82 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 55 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | 121 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 25 | |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | |
| 20. Other heart diseases | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 5 | 9 | 50 |
| 21. Other circulatory diseases | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 35 |
| Carried forward | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 81 | 97 | 256 |