Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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CAUSES OP DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN 1951
Cause of death | All ages | Under 1 year | 1 year and under 5 | 5 years and under 45 | 45 years and over |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respiratory tuberculosis | 30 | _ | _ | 14 | 16 |
Other forms of tuberculosis | 6 | _ | _ | 2 | 4 |
Syphilis | 10 | - | - | - | 10 |
Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - |
Whooping cough | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
Meningococcal infections | 3 | _ | 2 | 1 | _ |
Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | — | - | - |
Measles | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Other infective diseases, etc. | 5 | _ | _ | 1 | 4 |
Cancer (all forms) | 347 | — | - | 26 | 321 |
Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 4 | _ | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Diabetes | 13 | _ | — | 1 | 12 |
Vascular lesions of nervous system | 179 | _ | 175 | ||
Coronary disease, angina | 244 | _ | _ | 240 | |
Hypertension with heart disease | _ | _ | _ | 50 | |
Other heart disease | 290 | — | — | 11 | 279 |
Other diseases of circulatory system | 72 | __ | 4 | 68 | |
Influenza | 41 | - | - | v | 41 |
Pneumonia | 94 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 85 |
Bronchitis | 129 | 2 | — | 2 | 125 |
Other respiratory diseases | 16 | _ | _ | _ | 16 |
Ulcers of the stomach | 31 | — | — | 2 | 29 |
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 8 | 1 | _ | _ | 7 |
Nephritis and nephrosis | 22 | _ | _ | 2 | 20 |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 14 | _ | _ | _ | 14 |
Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | 3 | _ | _ | 3 | _ |
Congenital malformations | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | |
All other diseases | 198 | 48 | 2 | 14 | 134 |
Motor vehicle accidents | 12 | _ | _ | 6 | 6 |
All other accidents | 57 | — | 1 | 12 | 44 |
Suicides | 23 | — | — | 10 | 13 |
Homicide and operations of war | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
TOTALS | 1,920 | 65 | 10 | 124 | 1,721 |