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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 1963

[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----------2-----2—2
2. Tuberculosis, other-------------------
3. Syphilitic disease--------------11112
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----------1-1--1213
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus---------1813_2_13215
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast—————————1—7—2———1010
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus—————————1—1—1—1—44
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms-------22_553333131326
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia-------------------
16. Diabetes----------2----1213
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system------------133841115
18. Coronary disease, angina--------116561069192544
19. Hypertension with heart disease------------------1
20. Other heart disease--1-------22343591120
21. Other circulatory disease----------1122255813
22. Influenza-------------------
23. Pneumonia—1--------231—51081422
24. Bronchitis----------41334111516
25. Other diseases of respiratory system-----1-------11_123
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum------------1---1—1
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea-------------------
28. Nephritis and nephrosis————————1—1—————2—2
29. Hyperplasia of prostate--------------1-1-1
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion-------------------
31. Congenital malformations43—111---------15611
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases31--1---115231_7131225
33.Motor vehicle accidents-------------------
34. All other accidents———__—1—1-1111—2448
35. Suicide———_————1-2—_———3—3
36. Homicide and operations of war-------------------
7511221285423028313255121131252