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
Paddington 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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DEATHS.—In the following table the deaths are classified according to the Abridged List of the International Manual of Causes of Death, and the sex-age distribution is shown.
| Causb of Death | All Ages | Deaths at Ages | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— | ||||||||||||
| M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | M. | F. | M | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 10 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Syphilitic diseases | 8 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 2 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infections | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm of the stomach | 12 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Malignant neoplasm of the lung and bronchus | 52 | 14 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Malignant neoplasm of the breast Malignant neoplasm of the | — | 30 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 7 | — | 13 |
| uterus | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 70 | 78 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 21 | 23 |
| Leukaemia and aleukaemia | 5 | 4 | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Diabetes | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 64 | 86 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 49 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 111 | 71 | 182 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 39 | 20 | 42 | 15 | 28 | 36 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 14 | 21 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Other heart diseases | 45 | 72 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 45 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 20 | 44 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 22 |
| Influenza | 2 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 38 | 26 | 64 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 14 |
| Bronchitis | 55 | 25 | 80 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 10 |
| Other diseases of the respiratory system | 17 | 5 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 15 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Hyperplasia of the prostate | 15 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 12 | — |
| Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congenital malformations | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other diseases | 52 | 60 | 112 | 14 | 20 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 18 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 6 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Other accidents | 19 | 18 | 37 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Suicide | 19 | 9 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Homicide and operations of war | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| All Causes (Totals) | 673 | 633 | 1,306 | 25 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 30 | 206 | 141 | 190 | 145 | 194 | 281 |