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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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CAUSES OF DEATH
| CAUSE OF DEATH | Total Males | MALES - AGES | Total Females | FEMALES - AGES | Total Males and Females | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 1 year | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15 - 24 | 25 - 34 | 35 - 44 | 45 - 54 | 55 - 64 | 65 - 74 | 75 and over | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 1 year | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15 - 24 | 25 - 34 | 35 - 44 | 45 - 54 | 55 - 64 | 65 - 74 | 75 and over | ||||
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilitic disease | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 19 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 53 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 25 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | _ | 2 | 8 |
| Other malignant and lymphatie neoplasm | 53 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 65 | _ | - | _ | 1 | - | _ | 3 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 118 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ~ | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| Diabetes | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 36 | _ | - | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 2 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 59 | - | - | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 95 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 122 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 44 | 39 | 81 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 11 | 32 | 37 | 203 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| Other heart disease | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 63 |
| Other circulatory disease | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 12 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 51 |
| Influenza | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 10 | 33 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 25 | 53 |
| Bronchitis | 21 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | _ | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 3 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | - | _ | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | - | - | _ | - | _ | _ | - | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | - | _ | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 5 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Pregnancy, child birth, abortion | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | - | _ | - | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | - | _ | - | - |
| Congenital malformations | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Other defined and illdefined diseases | 35 | 9 | _ | 3 | _ | _ | _ | - | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 1 | _ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 86 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| All other accidents | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 10 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| Suicide | 12 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 27 |
| Homicide and operations of war | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 433 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 74 | 126 | 150 | 489 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 69 | 116 | 227 | 922 |