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
Lambeth 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| Causes of Death | Ages—Both Sexes | Totals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years | 65 and upwards | M. | F. | ||||||||
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid | — | — | — | _ | _ | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2. Cerebrospinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 3. Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 4. Whooping Cough | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |||||||
| 5. Diphtheria | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||||||
| 6. Tuberculosis, respiratory system | — | 1 | 2 | 70 | 46 | 15 | 77 | 57 | |||||||
| 7. Other Tuberculosis | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 11 | |||||||||
| 8. Syphilitic diseases | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 10 | |||||||
| 9. Influenza | 2 | —- | — | — | 12 | 17 | 21 | 10 | |||||||
| 10. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 11. Ac. Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 12. Ac. Infectious Encephalitis (Lethargic) | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 13. Cancer, Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus (M.) Uterus (F.) | — | — | — | 2 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 31 | |||||||
| 14. Cancer, Stomach and Duodenum | — | — | — | 6 | 19 | 43 | 40 | 28 | |||||||
| 15. Cancer, Breast | — | — | — | 7 | 23 | 21 | — | 51 | |||||||
| 16. Cancer, all other sites | — | 3 | 20 | 3 | 141 | 164 | 111 | ||||||||
| 17. Diabetes | — | — | — | 1 | 56 | 9 | 5 | 8 | |||||||
| 18. Cerebral Vascular Lesions | — | — | — | 2 | 150 | 207 | 105 | 160 | |||||||
| 19. Heart Disease | — | — | 1 | 35 | 17 | 696 | 412 | 470 | |||||||
| 20. Other Circulatory Diseases | — | — | — | 5 | 64 | 94 | 47 | 69 | |||||||
| 21. Bronchitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 64 | 182 | 149 | 106 | |||||||
| 22. Pneumonia | 28 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 62 | 81 | 52 | |||||||
| 23. Other respiratory diseases | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 16 | |||||||
| 24. Ulcer, Stomach and Duodenum | — | — | — | 3 | 29 | 17 | 41 | 8 | |||||||
| 25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 30 | — | — | - | — | — | 15 | 15 | |||||||
| 26. Appendicitis | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
| 27. Other Digestive diseases | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 30 | ||||||||
| 28. Nephritis | 1 | — | — | 11 | 28 | 22 | 24 | ||||||||
| 29. Puerperal and Post Abortive Sepsis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |||||||
| 30. Other Maternal Causes | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | |||||||
| 31. Premature Birth | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | |||||||
| 32. Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile diseases | 61 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 43 | 26 | |||||||
| 33. Suicide | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | |||||||
| 34. Road Traffic Accidents | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 6 | |||||||
| 35. Other Violent Causes | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 38 | 28 | |||||||
| 36. All other causes | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 32 | 88 | 75 | 72 | |||||||
| Total All Causes | 169 | 15 | 20 | 254 | 693 | 1,766 | 1,480 | 1,437 | |||||||