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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| CAUSES OF DEATH | Under , 1 year | 1 - 4 years | 5 - 14 years | 15- 24 years | 25 - 44 years | 45 - 64 years | 65-74 years | 75 years and over | TOTALS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | M | |||||||||
| F | 3 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 48 | |||||
| 13. Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | M | |||||||||
| F | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | ||||
| 14. Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | M | 3 | 43 | 32 | 30 | 108 | ||||
| F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 41 | 37 | 123 | ||
| 15. Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | M | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||
| F | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 16. Diabetes | M | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| F | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | ||||||
| 17. Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | M | 24 | 38 | 29 | 91 | |||||
| F | 1 | 25 | 38 | 92 | 156 | |||||
| 18, Coronary Disease, Angina | 9 | 105 | 88 | 59 | 261 | |||||
| F | 1 | 24 | 53 | 106 | 184 | |||||
| 19. Hypertension with Heart Disease | M | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | |||||
| F | 2 | 4 | 14 | 20 | ||||||
| 20. Other Heart Disease | M | 7 | 16 | 24 | 44 | 92 | ||||
| F | 2 | 15 | 25 | 104 | 146 | |||||
| 21. Other Circulatory Disease | M | 4 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 47 | ||||
| F | 9 | 13 | 47 | 69 | ||||||
| 22. Influenza | M | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| F | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 23.Pneumonia | M | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 29 | 31 | 83 | ||
| F | 12 | 39 | 64 | |||||||
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| CAUSES OF DEATH | Under 1 year | 1 - 4 years | 5 - 14 years | 15- 24 years | 25 - 44 years | 45 -64 years | 165 - 74 years | '75 years and over | TOTALS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24. Bronchitis | M | 4 | 24 | 36 | 31 | ||||||
| F | 1 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 34 | ||||||
| 25. Other Diseases of the Respiratory System | M | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | ||||||
| F | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
| 26. Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | M | 6 | 9 | 10 | 25 | ||||||
| F | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | |||||||
| 27. Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| F | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | M | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |||||||
| 29. Hyperplasia of Prostate | M | 6 | 12 | 18 | |||||||
| F | |||||||||||
| 30. Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion | M | ||||||||||
| F | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 31. Congential Malformations | M | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 5 | ||
| F | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |||||
| 32. Other Defined and Ill- Defined Diseases | M | 39 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 99 | ||
| F | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 48 | 114 | |||
| 33. Motor Vehicle Accidents | M | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 26 | |||
| F | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | ||||||
| 34. All other Accidents | M | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | |||||
| F | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| 35. Suicide | M | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 23 | |||||
| F | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||||||
| 36. Homicide and Operations of War | M | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| F | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| ALL CAUSES TOTALS | M | 60 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 59 | 397 | 396 | 338 | 1273 | |
| F | 41 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 194 | 268 | 565 | 1115 | ||
| GRAND TOTALS | 101 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 94 | 591 | 664 | 903 | 2388 | ||