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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS
| Causes of Death | Total Deaths 1951 | Total Deaths 1952 | Age Groups 1952:— | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes—Males, Females | 0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— | ||
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 32 | 45 | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 5 |
| Tuberculosis—other forms | 7 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Syphilitic Disease | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal Infections | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute 1 oliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Infective and Parasitic diseases | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | |
| Malignant neoplasm stomach | 44 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 15 | 10 | |
| ,, ,, lung, bronchus | 51 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 26 | 18 | 6 | |
| ,, ,, breast | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 2 | |
| ,, ,, uterus | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 125 | 92 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 27 | 23 | 39 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukemia | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 122 | 145 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 20 | 46 | 73 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 98 | 122 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 28 | 46 | 42 |