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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| Causes of Death | Ages—Both Sexes | Totals | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1year | 1 and under 5years | 5 and under15 years | 15 and under25 years | 25 and under 45years | 45 and under65 years | 65 and under 75years | 75 and upwards | M. | F. | |
| 1. Tuberculosis (respiratory) | — | — | — | 8 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 52 | 36 |
| 2. Tuberculosis (other) | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 5 |
| 3. Syphilitic diseases | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 8 | 2 |
| 4. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. Whooping Cough | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| 6. Meningococcal infections | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| 8. Measles | — | 1 | - | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | _ | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | — | — | — | — | 1 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 30 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | — | — | — | — | 5 | 54 | 28 | 11 | 87 | 11 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | — | 43 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | 19 |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasm | — | 3 | — | 1 | 19 | 69 | 84 | 77 | 123 | 130 |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 16. Diabetes | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous System | — | — | — | — | 3 | 65 | 81 | 127 | 123 | 153 |
| Comnary diseases, angina | — | — | — | — | 5 | 72 | 92 | 75 | 1 43 | 101 |
| 1.9. Hypertension with heart disease | — | — | — | — | 2 | 30 | 47 | 48 | 69 | 58 |
| 20. Other heart disease | — | — | — | — | 17 | 59 | 122 | 348 | 220 | 326 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 22 | 46 | 37 | 49 |
| 22. Influenza | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| 23. Pneumonia | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 29 | 38 | 50 | 59 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 38 | 59 | 83 | 123 | 63 |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 11 |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 28 | 10 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 14 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostrate | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 9 | 21 | — |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 16 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | — | 2 | 20 | 13 |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 70 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 48 | 43 | 58 | 136 | 109 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| 34. AH other accidents | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 32 | 28 |
| 35. Suicide | _ | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 1 | — | 14 | 5 |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 1ll | 17 | 9 | 22 | 160 | 650 | 729 | 1027 | 1404 | 1321 |
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