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 OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN 1960
Cause of death | All Ages | Under 1 yr | 1 yr and under5 | 5 yrs and under 45 | 45 yrsand under65 | 65 yrsand over |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respiratory tuberculosis | 11 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 |
Other forms of tuberculosis | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Syphilis | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | l |
Diphtheria | —- | — | — | — | — | — |
Whooping Cough | —- | — | — | — | — | — |
Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Acute poliomyelitis Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other infective diseases, etc. | 6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Cancer (all forms) | 328 | — | 2 | 11 | 119 | 196 |
Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 19 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Diabetes | 12 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 |
Vascular lesions of nervous system | 206 | — | — | 2 | 46 | 158 |
Coronary disease, angina Hypertension with heart | 313 | — | — | 7 | 80 | 226 |
disease | 23 | — | — | — | — | 23 |
Other heart disease | 146 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 134 |
Other diseases of circulatory system | 91 | — | — | 8 | 11 | 72 |
Influenza | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
Pneumonia | 70 | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | 57 |
Bronchitis | 77 | 2 | — | 1 | 17 | 57 |
Other respiratory diseases | 13 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Ulcers of the stomach | 16 | — | — | — | 3 | 13 |
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 18 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 12 |
Nephritis and nephrosis | 13 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 10 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Congenital malformations | 23 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
All other diseases | 157 | 36 | 1 | 12 | 31 | 77 |
Motor vehicle accidents | 23 | — | 1 | 12 | 2 | 8 |
All other accidents | 29 | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 |
Suicide | 39 | — | — | 18 | 14 | 7 |
Homicide and operations of war | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
1,657 | 64 | 8 | 105 | 370 | 1,110 |