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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
Fulham 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSES OF DEATH 1,215 Deaths as follows
| Under 1 | Age Groups | Over 65 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-45 | 45-65 | ||||
| Tuberculosis, Respiratory | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Syphilitic Disease | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cancer | – | – | 1 | 11 | 113 | 181 | 306 |
| Diabetes | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | – | – | 1 | 6 | 29 | 91 | 127 |
| Coronary disease, angina | – | – | – | 7 | 81 | 145 | 233 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| Other heart disease | – | – | – | 4 | 11 | 86 | 101 |
| Other circulatory disease | – | – | – | 1 | 13 | 44 | 58 |
| Influenza | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | 64 | 78 |
| Bronchitis | – | – | – | – | 18 | 64 | 82 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 |
| Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | – | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 |
| Congenital malformations | 8 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 11 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 22 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 97 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | – | – | – | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| All other accidents | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| Suicide | – | – | – | 3 | 10 | 2 | 15 |