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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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CAUSES OF DEATH 1961
| Cause of Death | Total Males | MALES - AGES | Total Females | FEMALES - AGES | Total Males & F e males | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 45 | 65 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 45 | 65 | 75 | ||||
| Tuberculosis respiratory | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis other | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Syphilitic disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —- | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infections | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 11 | 30 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 34 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 43 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 29 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasm | 51 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 63 | — | — | — | l | 1 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 114 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | —- | — | 1 | — | 1 | - — | 1 | 3 |
| Diabetes | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 18 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 11 | 46 | 102 |
| Coronary disease angina | 108 | — | — | — | — | —_ | 46 | 30 | 32 | 103 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 28 | 59 | 211 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 19 |
| Other heart disease | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 18 | 50 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 35 | 80 |
| Other circulatory disease | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 10 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 53 |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
| Pneumonia | 26 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 61 |
| Bronchitis | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 13 | 18 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 12 | 49 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Pregnancy, child birth, abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Congenital malformations | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 10 |
| Other defined and illdefined diseases | 26 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 64 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 |
| All other accidents | 10 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 |
| Suicide | 15 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | —_ | 24 |
| Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 435 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 145 | 107 | 143 | 540 | 15 | 3 | — | 5 | 20 | 93 | *114 | 290 | 975 | |