London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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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 Agres 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. | ||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7. Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 12. Malignant, neoplasm, breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 |
| 13. Malignant, neoplasm, uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16. Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 35 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 20. Other heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | —__ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 22. Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23. Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 24. Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital malformations | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 32 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 34. All other accidents | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 35. Suicide | — | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | - | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | _ | 11 | 7 | 46 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 31 | 132 | 105 | 237 | |