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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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CAUSES OF DEATH 1959
| 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 respiratory | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| Tuberculosis other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Syphilitic disease | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal infections | l | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | |
| Acute poliomyelitis | l | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 11 | - | — | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 31 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | - | 38 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | 1 24 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasm | 57 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 58 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 115 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 5 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 9 |
| Diabetes | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 31 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | ll | 10 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 16 | 36 | 89 |
| Coronary disease angina | - | - | - | - | 3 | 41 | 37 | 33 | 107 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 11 | 32 | 62 | 221 | |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| Other heart disease | 24 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 56 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | ll | 36 | 80 |
| Other circulatory disease | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 10 | 10 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 16 | 47 |
| Influenza | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | - | l | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| Pneumonia | 24 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 51 | |
| Bronchitis | 41 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 12 | 19 | 23 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 64 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 10 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 11 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| Gastritis,enteritis and diarrhoea | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 6 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Pregnancy,child birth,abortion | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformations | 3 | 2 | - | - | — | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| Other defined and illdefined diseases | 39 | 15 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 56 | 9 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 95 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | l | - | - | 4 | - | - | ~ | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| All other accidents | 9 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | 3 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 24 |
| Suicide | 14 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | 1 | l | 11 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | 25 |
| Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL:- | 493 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 149 | 136 | 149 | 558 | 13 | - | 1 | 2 | 27 | 98 | 134 | 273 | 1051 |