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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
Battersea 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life in Battersea during 1950. The following table is supplied by the Registrar-General : —
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes ... | M. | 686 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 178 | 225 | 189 |
| F. | 633 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 127 | 173 | 273 | |
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | M. | 30 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| F. | 14 | – | – | – | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | – | |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other forms | M. | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | M. | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | – |
| F. | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | |
| 4. Diphtheria | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 5. Whooping cough | M. | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 6. Meningococcal infections | M. | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 7. Ac. polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 8. Measles ... | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | M. | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – |
| F. | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| 10. Cancer of stomach | M. | 27 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| F. | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| 11. Cancer of lung, bronchus | M. | 32 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| F. | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | |
| 12. Cancer of breast | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 21 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 13 | 2 | 5 | |
| 13. Cancer of uterus | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 16 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
| 14. Cancer of other sites ... | M. | 69 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 24 | 25 | 16 |
| F. | 56 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 17 | 21 | 17 | |
| 15. Leukæmia, aleukæmia | M. | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| F. | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | |
| 16. Diabetes | M. | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| F. | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | M. | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 25 | 27 |
| F. | 81 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 11 | 36 | 33 | |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | M. | 89 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 25 | 42 | 21 |
| F. | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 19 | 23 | |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | M. | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| F. | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 6 | 6 |