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— | |
| Hypertension with Heart disease | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 12 | 29 |
| Other Heart disease | 213 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 16 | 58 | 124 |
| Other Circulatory disease | 35 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 |
| Influenza | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 57 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 14 | 13 | 22 |
| Bronchitis | 105 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 40 | 39 |
| Other diseases of Respiratory system | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Ulcer of the Stomach and Duodenum | 22 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 11 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congenital Malformations | 10 | 4 | 1 | —• | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 90 | 22 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 23 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| All other accidents | 33 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 6 | 13 |
| Suicide | 12 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — |
| Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 1,192 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 83 | 274 | 354 | 418 |