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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 1964

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

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Table: TABLE No. 3Causes 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. 3Causes 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------------1---1—1
2. Trberculosis, other------------------
3. Syphilitic disease-------------1-1—11
4. Diphtheria-------------------
5. Whooping cough-------------------
6. Meningococcal infections-------------------
7. Acute poliomyelitis-------------------
8. Measles———————————————————
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases-------------------
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach——————————1—12—1235
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus--------1-62631-14519
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast---------------1—55
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus------------1—1—22
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms1--------2944225161329
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia--------------------
16. Diabetes—_——-_———___________
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system____------3--11941014
18. Coronary disease, angina--------211248257271441
19. Hypertension with heart disease---------1----2123
20. Other heart disease————————_—_233447916
21. Other circulatory disease————————__3_11_2437
22. Influenza---------------—___
23. Pneumonia————————__.__2214369
24. Bronchitis————------2_326111314
25. Other diseases of respiratory system-----------2-----2-2
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum————————1_-_11__213
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea-------------------
28. Nephritis and nephrosis----------1------1—1
29. Hyperplasia of prostate-------------------
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion-------------------
31. Congenital malformations231111——1—______5510
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases12-111-132312111111021
33. Motor vehicle accidents——__———_____1___1_1
34. All other accidents_—_-1111-__1__22459
35. Suicide_——__—_1-__--___--11
36. Homicide and operations of war-------------------
451233138543183321234111698214