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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
Finsbury 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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Causes of Death — 1952.
| 0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||||||||
| Bl. Tuberculosis, respiratory | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 19 |
| B2. Tuberculosis, other | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| B3.a Syphilitic disease | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| B8. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B9. Whooping Cough | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| B10. Meningococcal infections | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| B12. Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B14. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B4-7, 11, 13, 15-17. Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| B18. A46 Malignant neoplasm —stomach | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| A50 Malignant neoplasm —lung, bronchus | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 26 |
| A51 Malignant neoplasm —breast | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 |
| A52/53 Malignant neoplasm—uterus | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 |
| A44/57 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 47 |
| A58 Leukaemia, aleukae-mia | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| B20. Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 8 |
| B22. Vascular lesions of nervous system | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 29 |
| B26pt. Coronary disease, angina | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 58 |
| B28. Hypertension with heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 6 |
| B25, 26pt., 27. Other heart disease | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 62 |
| B29, 46pt. Other circulatory disease | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 |
| B30. Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B31. Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
| B32. Bronchitis B46pt. | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 58 |