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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

Holborn 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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Table: TABLE No. 3.Causes of, and Ages at, Death.Classification according to the short list of causes of death adopted by the Registrar General in Form S. D. 25.

TABLE No. 3.

Causes of, and Ages at, Death.Classification according to the short list of causes of death adopted by the Registrar General in Form S. D. 25.

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.75andover.Totals.All ages.
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory-———_———2—211_——516
2. Tuberculosis, other———-——————1—_———1—1
3. Syphilitic disease——————-----1————-11
4. Diphtheria——————————————————-
5. Whooping cough-------------------_
6. Meningococcal infections------------------—
7. Acute poliomyelitis------------------—
8. Measles------------------—
3. Other infective and parasitic diseases----------------1-1
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach----------11—211246
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus----------826---14216
12. Malignant, neoplasm, breast———————————3—2—1—66
13. Malignant, neoplasm, uterus-————————1—1———1—33
14. Other malignant and lym-phatic neoplasms---1-111-172851-171128
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia----------------1—1
16. Diabetes——————-------1—_-11
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system-----------325-821618
18. Coronary disease, angina--------1—10589108292251
19. Hypertension with heart, disease----------112121538
20. Other heart disease--_------112225816132437
21. Other circulatory disease-_--------11121-1448
22. Influenza-—__-__--------_----
23. Pneumonia———1———_——1—3—438412
24. Bronchitis-1-------—2124428816
25. Other diseases of respiratory system-—_—_—_-_----------
26. Ulcer of stomach and duo-denum————_——__-4-2---6-6
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea-—__-__------------
28. Nephritis and nephrosis-————1——1—31_--_-426
29. Hyperplasia of prostate-————————__-_3-1-4_4
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abor- tion-------------------
31. Congenital malformations11——__1-_-------213
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases61-1---11134-122121123
33. Motor vehicle accidents——___--_------------
34. All other accidents——2------11-12125510
35. Suicide———————_1--21---224
36. Homicide and operations of war—-—————————---——---
7323—22286483144383446145131276