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
Southwark 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Causes of Death | Total Deaths 1950 | Age Groups 1950:— | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes—Males, Females | 0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— | |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 51 | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 23 | 5 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis—other forms | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| Syphilitic Disease | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal Infections | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Infective and Parasitic diseases | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Malignant neoplasm stomach | 34 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
| ,, ,, lung, bronchus | 47 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 18 | 4 |
| ,, ,, breast | 16 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| ,, ,, uterus | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 109 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 33 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukemia | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| Diabetes | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 101 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 23 | 38 | 39 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 111 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 31 | 44 | 35 |