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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
Hampstead 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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CAUSES OF DEATH 1958
| Cause of Death | Total Males | MALES - AGES | Total Females | FEMALES - AGES | Total Males & Females | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | ||||
| Tuberculosis res-piratory | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Tuberculosis other | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Syphilitic disease | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute polionyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 37 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 51 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| Other maligiant and lymphatic neoplasm | 68 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 20 | 27 | 17 | 79 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 147 |
| Leukaemia,aleukaemia Diabetes | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6 | ||||
| 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system Coronary disease | 53 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 44 | 119 |
| 52 | 211 | ||||||||||||||||||
| angina | 101 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 42 | 34 | 21 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 33 | ||
| Hypertension with heart disease | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| Other heart disease | 32 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 51 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 83 |
| Other circulatory disease | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 8 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 29 | 53 |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 7 | 32 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 53 |
| Bronchitis | 30 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 11 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 18 | 53 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 12 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| Gastritis ,enteriti s and diarrhoea | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Pregnancy, child birtlw abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Congenital malformations | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 14 |
| Other defined and illdefined diseases | 32 | 12 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 69 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| All other accidents | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 9 | 24 |
| Suicide | 14 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 27 | |
| Hani aide and ope rations of war | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| TOTAL: - | 486 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 139 | 152 | 144 | 589 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 126 | 123 | 299 | 1075 |