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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Causes of Death, 1961—(contd.).
| Causes of Death | Sex | All Ages | Per cent of total | 0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16. Diabetes | M. | 4 | 0.33 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| F. | 5 | 0.41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | M. | 47 | 3.83 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 11 | 18 | 17 |
| F. | 99 | 8.07 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 12 | 22 | 62 | |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | M. | 112 | 9.13 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 46 | 31 | 30 |
| F. | 80 | 6.52 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 22 | 48 | |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | M. | 3 | 0.24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| F. | 9 | 0.73 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | |
| 20. Other heart disease | M. | 59 | 4.81 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 12 | 12 | 34 |
| F. | 109 | 8.88 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 12 | 17 | 77 | |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | M. | 27 | 2.20 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 11 | 6 |
| F. | 33 | 2.69 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 9 | l6 | |
| 22. Influenza | M. | 2 | 0.16 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | -__ |
| F. | 6 | 0.49 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 23. Pneumonia | M. | 34 | 2.77 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 22 |
| F. | 26 | 2.12 | 2 | - | 1 | - | — | 1 | 6 | 16 | |
| 24. Bronchitis | M. | 58 | 4.73 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 15 | 21 | 17 |
| F. | 26 | 2.12 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 17 | |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | M. | 6 | 0.49 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| F. | 6 | 0.49 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M. | 8 | 0.65 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| F. | 4 | 0.33 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M. | 5 | 0.41 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| F. | 6 | 0.49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | M. | 6 | 0.49 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| F. | 6 | 049 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | M. | 4 | 0.33 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 6 | 0.49 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| 10 | 0.81 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | -- | - | ||
| 32. Other defined and illdefined diseases | M. | 36 | 2.93 | 13 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 |
| F. | 46 | 3.75 | 13 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | M. | 15 | 1.22 | -__ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| F. | 4 | 0.33 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | |
| 34. All other accidents | M. | 14 | 1.14 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| F. | 11 | 0.89 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | |
| 35. Suicide | M. | 10 | 0.81 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| F. | 6 | 0.49 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |