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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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Table I (Continued)
| Causes of Death | Sex | AGE | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | 0-1 years | 1-5 years | 5-15 years | 15-25 years | 25-45 years | 45-65 years | 65-75 years | 75 years & over | ||
| 23. Pneumonia | M | 33 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 |
| F | 13 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 24. Bronchitis | M | 53 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 12 | 22 | 18 |
| F | 28 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 8 | 15 | |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | M | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| F | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| F | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | M | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| F | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | M | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 7 |
| F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth or abortion | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | |
| 31. Congenital malformations | M | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| F | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | M | 35 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 11 | 3 | 6 |
| F | 37 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 6 | 7 | 3 | 15 | |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | M | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| F | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| 34. All other accidents | M | 8 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
| F | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 35. Suicide | M | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – |
| F | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Total deaths, all causes | M | 532 | 18 | – | 2 | 2 | 32 | 146 | 176 | 156 |
| F | 441 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 89 | 123 | 190 | |