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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 1956

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

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Table: TABLE No. 3Causes of, and Ages at, DeathClassification 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 DeathNet Deaths at the Subjoined Ages of "Residents," whether occurring within or without the District
Under 1 year1 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years25 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years65 and under 75 years75 and overTotalsAll ages
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory——————————11————112
2. Tuberculosis, other--------1-----1—1
3. Syphilitic disease-------------------
4. Diphtheria-------------------
5. Whooping cough-------------------
6. Meningococcal infections-------------------
7. Acute poliomyelitis-------------------
8. Measles------------------
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases-----------1--1-112
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach——————————11—13—426
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus----------1216-1-19120
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast———————————4—1—1—66
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus-------------------
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms--11311-32245122171128
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia-------------------
16. Diabetes——————————11————112
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system---------1146473141226
18. Coronary disease, angina----------1628548281543
19. Hypertension with heart disease——————————1—11—1336
20. Other heart disease---------1414351131225
21. Other circulatory disease----------11—222358
22. Influenza———————————————————
23. Pneumonia—————————12—22559817
24. Bronchitis----------2—41258614
25. Other diseases of respiratory system---------11-----112
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum----------1-1--1213
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea-------------11—112
28. Nephritis and nephrosis--------------1-1-1
29. Hyperplasia of prostate--------------1-1-1
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion-------------------
31. Congenital malformations151-------1-----358
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases24--2---42312223151227
33. Motor vehicle accidents——————————11———1123
34. All other accidents1———————————1—12325
35. Suicide-----------1—11—123
36. Homicide and operations of war-------------------
4921511-78532440253942151110261