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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 1953

[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.75 and over.Totals.All ages
MFMFMFMFi\rFMFMFMFMF
1.Tuberculosis, respiratory------_--114-21--729
2.Tuberculosis, other------1--------1112
3.Syphilitic disease-------------11-112
4.Diphtheria-------------------
5.Whooping cough-1---------------11
6.Meningococcal infections-------------------
7.Acute poliomyelitis-------------------
8.Measles-------------------
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases-------------------
10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach----------2-2131729
11.Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus----------52-215510
12.Malignant, neoplasm, breast-----------1-1---22
13.Malignant, neoplasm, uterus-------------------
14.Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms--------2262714-19524
15.Leukaemia, aleukaemia------11---1--11235
16Diabetes-----------1---1-22
17.Vascular lesions of nervous system----------23373581523
18.Coronary disease, angina--------1-1829534311142
19.Hypertension with heart disease-----------1-11213
20.Other heart disease--------1-_11125781018
21.Other circulatory disease--------1-4113238715
22.Influenza---------1--1--1123
23.Pneumonia--------1-114-6512618
24.Bronchitis--------2-6-11259241135
25.Other diseases of respiratory system----------3-11--415
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum----------111-1-3i4
27.Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea-1------------1-112
28.Nephritis and nephrosis----------1-11--213
29.Hyperplasia of prostate-------------------
30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion-------1-1-------22
31.Congenital malformations-2-------------1-44
32.Other defined and ill-defined diseases--1-----4-321-2311516
33.Motor vehicle accidents---------2-------2-2
34.All other accidents---11---2-1--1-1437
35.Suicide----------23----235
36.Homicide and operations of war-------------------
-4111-22176602146293845165108273