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 1962
[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.
| Causes of Death | Sex | All Ages | 0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL Causes | M. | 647 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 229 | 157 | 171 |
| F. | 601 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 132 | 150 | 251 | |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | M. | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tuberculosis, other forms | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Syphilitic diseases | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Meningococcal infections | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis .. | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Malignant neoplasm of stomach | M | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| F. | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Malignant neoplasm of lung, bronchus | M. | 53 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 31 | 15 | 6 |
| F. | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 3 | |
| Malignant neoplasm of breast | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 34 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 20 | 6 | 4 | |
| Malignant neoplasm of uterus | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | 72 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 19 |
| F. | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 18 | 13 | |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Diabetes | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | 49 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 12 | 18 |
| F. | 75 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 17 | 39 | |
| Coronary disease, angina | M | 151 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 73 | 38 | 33 |
| F. | 101 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 25 | 58 | |
| Hypertension with heart disease | M. | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 |
| F. | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 |