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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 1951
[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 1951 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. | 719 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 180 | 221 | 230 |
| F. | 737 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 139 | 189 | 341 | |
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | M. | I 34 | – | – | – | 3 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 4 |
| F. | 12 | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | – | |
| 2. Tuberculosis,other forms | M. | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | -7 |
| F. | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||
| 3. Syphilitic disease | M. | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 2 |
| F. | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| 4. Diphtheria | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 5. Whooping cough | M. | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 6. Meningococcal infections | M. | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | — | — | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 7. Ac. polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 8. Measles | M. | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | M. | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| F. | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 10. Cancer of stomach | M. | 21 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| F. | 16 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 5 | 15 | ||
| Cancer of lung, bronchus | M. | 45 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 18 | 18 | 6 |
| F. | 8 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 4 | – | |
| Cancer of breast | M. | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| F. | 26 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | |
| 13. Cancer of uterus | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 18 | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 14. Cancer of other sites | M. | 63 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 15 | 31 | 16 |
| F. | 54 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 14 | 17 | 18 | ||
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukæmia | M. | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| F. | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||
| 16. Diabetes | M. | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | – | – | 1 |
| F. | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | ||
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | M. | 56 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 12 | 20 | 23 |
| F. | 100 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 16 | 26 | 57 | |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | M. | 91 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 35 | 26 | 24 |
| F. | 54 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | 23 | 23 | |
| Hypertension with heart disease | M. | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 8 | 12 |
| F. | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 6 | 12 |