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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
Deptford 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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TABLE I Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life During 1950 in the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
| Causes of Death | Sex | All Ages | 0-1 years | 1-5 years | 5-15 years | 15-45 years | 45-65 years | 65 years & over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M | 473 | 19 | – | – | 32 | 139 | 283 |
| F | 428 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 78 | 290 | |
| 1. Tuberculosis, Respiratory | M | 19 | – | – | – | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| F | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | |
| 2. Tuberculosis, Other | M | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | |
| 3. Syphilitic Disease | M | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| F | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | |
| 4. Diphtheria | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | M | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 6. Meningococcal infections | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | M | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 8. Measles | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 9. Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| 10. Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | M | 16 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 7 |
| F | 10 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 11. Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | M | 31 | – | – | – | 1 | 17 | 13 |
| F | 6 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | |
| 12. Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 21 | – | – | – | 1 | 14 | 6 | |
| 13. Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 8 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| 14. Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | M | 35 | – | – | – | 4 | 7 | 24 |
| F | 39 | – | – | 1 | 5 | 10 | 23 | |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | M | 5 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 4 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | |
| 16. Diabetes | M | 4 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| F | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | |
| 17. Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | M | 30 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 25 |
| F | 52 | – | – | – | 2 | 7 | 43 | |
| 18. Coronary disease, Angina | M | 59 | – | – | – | 2 | 22 | 35 |
| F | 34 | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | 26 | |
| 19. Hypertension with Heart Disease | M | 17 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| M | 10 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 8 | |
| 20. Other Heart Disease | M | 55 | – | – | – | 2 | 10 | 43 |
| F | 92 | – | – | – | 2 | 7 | 83 | |
| 21. Other Circulatory Disease | M | 32 | – | – | — | 1 | 4 | 27 |
| F | 13 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 12 | |
| 22. Influenza | M | 3 | – | – | — | – | – | 3 |
| F | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| 23. Pneumonia | M | 29 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| F | 22 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | 12 |