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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 1958

[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 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----------2-1---3—3
2. Tuberculosis, other-------------------
3. Syphilitic disease-------------------
4. Diphtheria------------------
S. Whooping cough-------------------
6. Meningococcal infections----1-----------1--
7. Acute poliomyelitis----------------1
8. Measles-------------------
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases------------------
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach---------11—222—538
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung,---------111012
bronchus---------6—13—2
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast---------1---1---11
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus---------------22
14. Other malignant and lymphatic-----------------1437
neoplasms—-122-——3123946423
15 Leukemia, aleukaemia--1--------1----111
16. Diabetes-------------------
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system--------1_239527141529
18. Coronary disease, angina--------2-9612344271340
19. Hypertension with heart disease11133
20. Other heart disease---------315710919
21. Other circulatory disease———-—————24—2-127411
22. Influenza------------2---2-2
23. Pneumonia-1--------22252561319
24. Bronchitis----------1342429716
25. Other diseases of respiratory system-------------------
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum----------2-111-415
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea-----------------1
28. Nephritis and nephrosis-----------1-----1
29. Hyperplasia of prostate--------------22-2
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion--1--------------1-
31. Congenital malformations4---1----------56
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases--1__1_1_1311_21451116
.33. Motor vehicle accidents-------------------
34. All other accidents-----------11113257
35. Suicide--------2124—2—14812
36. Homicide and operations of war--------1-------1-1
4232411-1110372747313441141114255