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 – 1960
– | 0- | 1- | 2-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65-74 | 75-84 | 85- | Total | |||
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M | F | M | F | M | F | |||||||||
1. Tuberculosis respiratory | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
2. Tuberculosis, other | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
3. Syphilitic disease | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
4. Diphtheria | – | |||||||||||||
5. Whooping Cough | – | |||||||||||||
6. Meningococcal Infections | – | |||||||||||||
7. Acute Poliomyelitis | – | |||||||||||||
8. Measles | – | |||||||||||||
9. Other infective & parasitic diseases | – | |||||||||||||
10. Malignant neoplasm – stomach | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |||||||
11. " " lung bronchus | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | |||||||
12. " " – breast | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
13. " " uterus | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 39 | |||||
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
16. Diabetes | – | |||||||||||||
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 9 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 45 | ||||||
18. Coronary disease, angina | 18 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 55 | ||||||
0- | 1- | 2-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65-74 | 75-84 | 85- | Total | ||||
19. Hypertension with heart disease | – | |||||||||||||
20. Other heart disease | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 40 | |||||
21. Other circulatory disease | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||||||
22. Influenza | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
23. Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |||||
24. Bronchitis | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 29 | ||||||
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
26. Ulcer of stomach & Duodenum | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
27. Gastritis, enteritis & diarrhoea | – | |||||||||||||
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 1 | |||||||||||||
31. Congenital malformations | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 28 | ||||||
33. Motor vehicle accidents | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
34. All other accidents | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | ||||||
35. Suicide | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
36. Homicide & operations of war | – | |||||||||||||
Total | 10 | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | 11 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 11 | 17 | 337 |