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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 1960
[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 |