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 Hampstead Borough]
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CAUSES OF DEATH 1960
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 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | l | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
Tuberculosis other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Syphilitic disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 11 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 49 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 2 | 5 | 63 |
Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 25 |
Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasm | 58 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 60 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 18 | 12 | 27 | 118 |
Leukaemia,aleukaemia | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Diabetes | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 |
Vascular lesions of nervous system | 46 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 16 | 13 | 77 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 22 | 44 | 123 |
Coronary disease angina | 103 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 39 | 27 | 30 | 112 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 31 | 70 | 215 |
Hypertension with heart disease | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
Other heart disease | 29 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | 44 | 87 |
Other circulatory disease | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 23 | 39 |
Influenza | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pneumonia | 24 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 18 | 48 |
Bronchitis | 30 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 14 | 47 |
Other diseases of respiratory system | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Gastritis,enteritis and diarrhoea | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 10 |
Nephritis and nephrosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
Pregnancy,child birth,abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | l |
Congenital malformations | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
Other defined and illdefined diseases | 35 | 10 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 10 | 7 | 59 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 94 |
Motor vehicle accidents | 6 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 13 |
All other accidents | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 18 |
Suicide | 10 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 17 | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 27 |
Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
TOTAL:- | 442 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 129 | 116 | 149 | 578 | 17 | 1 | l | 2 | 24 | 97 | 130 | 306 | 1020 |