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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN 1967
| Cause of death | All Ages | Under 1 yr. | 1 yr. and under 5 | 5 yrs. and under 45 | 45 yrs. and under 65 | 65 yrs. and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory tuberculosis | 6 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Syphilis | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective diseases, etc. | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| Cancer (all forms) | 445 | - | - | 25 | 158 | 262 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 9 | - | - | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 17 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 250 | 2 | - | 5 | 39 | 204 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 409 | - | - | 10 | 96 | 303 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 17 | - | - | - | 2 | 15 |
| Other heart disease | 230 | - | - | 16 | 21 | 193 |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 110 | - | - | - | 13 | 97 |
| Influenza | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Pneumonia | 144 | 12 | - | 2 | 11 | 119 |
| Bronchitis | 111 | 2 | - | 2 | 21 | 86 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 18 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Dicer of the stomach | 13 | - | - | - | 1 | 12 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 8 | * | - | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformations | 27 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - |
| All other diseases | 200 | 44 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 101 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 16 | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| All other accidents | 58 | - | - | 27 | 13 | 18 |
| Suicide | 65 | - | - | 32 | 22 | 11 |
| Homicide and operations of war | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| TOTALS | 2,188 | 80 | 8 | 148 | 464 | 1,488 |