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 Holborn Borough]
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TABLE No. 3. Causes of, and Ages at, Death.
Causes of Death. | Net Deaths at the Subjoined Ages of " Residents." whether occurring within or without the District | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 and over. | Totalis. | All ages | ||
M | F | ||||||||||
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | _ | — | _ | _ | 3 | 6 | _ | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
2. Tuberculosis, other | _ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
3. Syphilitic disease | _ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | 1 | — | 1 |
4. Diphtheria | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5. Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6. Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7. Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
8. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | — | — | — | — | _ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | _ | — | — | _ | — | 9 | 3 | — | 10 | 2 | 12 |
12. Malignant, neoplasm, breast | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
13. Malignant, neoplasm, uterus | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 |
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 32 |
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — |
16. Diabetes | _ | — | _ | —_ | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 2 | 2 |
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 27 |
18. Coronary disease, angina | _ | —_ | — | — | — | 10 | 18 | 9 | 23 | 14 | 37 |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
20. Other heart disease | — | — | _ | — | — | 2 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 31 |
21. Other circulatory disease | — | — | __ | — | — | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
22. Influenza | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23. Pneumonia | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 21 |
24. Bronchitis | — | _ | — | — | _ | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 |
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | — | 1 | _ | — | — | 2 | 1 | _ | 2 | 2 | 4 |
29. Hyperplasia of prostate | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | _ | — | ||
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31. Congenital malformations | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | — | — | — | — |
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 28 |
33. Motor vehicle accidents | — | _ | _ | — | — | —_ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
34. All other accidents | — | _ | — | _ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
35. Suicide | — | —_ | —_ | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
36. Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 3 | — | 3 | 16 | 82 | 82 | 93 | 155 | 131 | 286 |