Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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CAUSES OF DEATH -1956
0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | Total | |||
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M | F | M | F | ||||||||
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
2. Tuberculosis, other | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
3. Syphilitic disease | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
4. Diphtheria | - | ||||||||||
5. Whooping Cough | - | ||||||||||
6. Meningococcal Infections | - | ||||||||||
7. Acute Poliomyelitis | - | ||||||||||
8. Measles | - | ||||||||||
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
10. Malignant neoplasm - stomach | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||||||
11.„ „ - lung bronchus | 13 | 9 | 1 | 23 | |||||||
12. „ „ - breast | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
13. „ „ - uterus | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 35 | |||
15. Leukaemia aleukaemia | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
16. Diabetes | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 28 | |||||
18 Coronary disease, angina | 4 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 72 | ||||
19. Hypertension with heart disease | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
20. Other heart disease | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 36 | ||||
21. Other circulatory disease | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |||||
22. Influenza | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
23. Pneumonia | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 21 | ||||
24. Bronchitis | 1 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 40 | ||||
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||||
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
30. Pregnancy, childbirth abortion | - | ||||||||||
31. Congenital malformations | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 25 | |||||
33. Motor vehicle accidents | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
34. All other accidents | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||
35. Suicide | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
36 Homicide and operations of war | - | ||||||||||
Totals | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 101 | 63 | 45 | 44 | 65 | 357 |