London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Kensington and Chelsea 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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| Cause of death | All Ages | Under 1 year | 1 year and under 5 | 5 years and under 15 | 15 years and under 45 | 45 years and under 65 | 65 years and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory tuberculosis | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Syphilis | 9 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | 1 | - | _ | _ |
| Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective diseases, etc. | 3 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 |
| Cancer (all forms) | 457 | - | - | - | 24 | 174 | 259 |
| Leukcemia, aleukcemia | 8 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| Diabetes | 13 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 9 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 278 | - | - | - | 1 | 40 | 237 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 447 | - | - | - | 11 | 111 | 325 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 20 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 19 |
| Other heart disease | 229 | 1 | - | - | 13 | 19 | 196 |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 157 | - | - | - | 2 | 22 | 133 |
| Influenza | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 147 | 11 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 129 |
| Bronchitis | 117 | 1 | - | - | - | 31 | 85 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | • | 4 | 15 |
| Ulcers of the stomach | 10 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 12 | - | 1 | _ | 1 | 10 | |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 12 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | 2 | _ | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ |
| Congenital malformations | 23 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - |
| All other diseases | 204 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 34 | 100 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 23 | - | 1 | - | 13 | 1 | 8 |
| All other accidents | 67 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 24 |
| Suicide | 66 | - | - | - | 35 | 20 | 11 |
| Homicide and operations of war | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| TOTALS | 2,346 | 81 | 14 | 13 | 146 | 498 | 1,594 |