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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 1964
[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 | Total All Ages | Under 4 weeks | 4wks. and under 1 yr. | 1— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75 & over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL Causes | M. | 583 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 56 | 141 | 146 | 164 |
| F. | 507 | 11 | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 74 | 116 | 240 | |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | M. | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 2 |
| F | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
| Tuberculosis, other forms | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Syphilitic diseases | M. | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Diphtheria | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Whooping Cough | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| f | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Meningococcal infections | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| f | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis .. | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Measles | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | M. | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| F. | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Malignant neoplasm of stomach | M. | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| F. | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Malignant neoplasm of lung, bronchus | M. | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
| F. | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Malignant neoplasm of breast | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | |
| Malignant neoplasm of uterus | F. | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M. | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 14 |
| F. | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | M. | 4 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| F. | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Diabetes | M. | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | M. | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| F | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 7 | 18 | 23 | |
| Coronary disease, angina | M. | 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 18 | 41 | 52 | 37 |
| F. | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 13 | 22 | 44 | |
| Hypertension with heart disease | M | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| F. | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7 |