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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 1963
[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 | Under 4 weeks | 4 wks. and under 1 yr. | 1— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75 & over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M. | 649 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 73 | 159 | 166 | 173 |
| F. | 647 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 46 | 80 | 148 | 319 | |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | M. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Tuberculosis, other forms | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Syphilitic diseases | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Meningococcal infections | M. | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | M. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Malignant neoplasm of stomach | M. | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| F. | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| Malignant neoplasm of lung, bronchus | M. | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 27 | 20 | 7 |
| F. | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | |
| Malignant neoplasm of breast | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | |
| Malignant neoplasm of uterus | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M. | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 19 |
| F. | 61 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 13 | 18 | 20 | |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | M. | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 |
| F. | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | |
| Diabetes | M. | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | M. | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 16 |
| F. | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 54 | |
| Coronary disease, angina | M. | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 22 | 53 | 50 | 43 |
| F. | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 31 | 56 | |
| Hypertension with heart disease | M. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| F. | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 |