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 1962
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 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
Tuberculosis other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Syphilitic disease | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other infective and parasitic diseases | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | - | - | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 7 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | _ | _ | - | _ | - | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 38 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 16 | 14 | 8 | 13 | _ | _ | - | _ | - | 8 | 3 | 2 | 51 |
Malignant neoplasm, breast | _ | _ | - | _ | - | - | _ | _ | _ | 28 | _ | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 28 |
Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | - | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | - | _ | 8 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasm | 43 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 2 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 70 | _ | - | _ | _ | 2 | 23 | 18 | 27 | 113 |
Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
Diabetes | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Vascular lesions of nervous system | 29 | _ | - | - | _ | - | 7 | 9 | 13 | 68 | _ | - | _ | 1 | - | 7 | 19 | 41 | 97 |
Coronary disease angina | 159 | _ | _ | - | 1 | 6 | 46 | 47 | 59 | 104 | _ | - | - | _ | - | 21 | 33 | 50 | 263 |
Hypertension with heart disease | 4 | _ | - | - | - | _ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | _ | _ | _ | - | - | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 |
Other heart disease | 20 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | 8 | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 15 | 46 | 83 |
Other circulatory disease | 14 | - | - | - | _ | _ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 31 | - | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
Influenza | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Pneumonia | 26 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 19 | 37 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 30 | 63 |
Bronchitis | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 11 | 56 |
Other diseases of respiratory system | 5 | _ | _ | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 8 |
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 4 | _ | - | - | - | _ | 2 | 2 | _ | 3 | - | - | - | _ | - | 1 | - | 2 | 7 |
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | _ | 1 | - | - | _ | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
Nephritis and nephrosis | 3 | _ | _ | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 7 |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Pregnancy, child birth, abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Congenital malformations | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 |
Other defined and illdefined diseases | 26 | 7 | - | 2 | _ | - | 3 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 10 | _ | - | _ | 3 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 81 |
Motor vehicle accidents | 10 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | - | _ | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 18 |
All other accidents | 11 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
Suicide | 10 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | - | 26 |
Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
TOTAL:- | 467 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 130 | 127 | 167 | 583 | 14 | - | 1 | 6 | 17 | 108 | 139 | 298 | 1050 |