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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Causes of Death | Total Deaths 1953 | Total Deaths 1954 | Age Groups 1954:- | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes-Males, Females | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | ||
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 21 | 22 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 13 | 2 | 3 |
| Tuberculosis-other forms | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Syphilitic Disease | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infections | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute I oliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Infective and Parasitic diseases | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Malignant neoplasm stomach | 25 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 |
| ,, ,, lung, bronchus | 62 | 65 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 23 | 32 | 7 |
| ,, ,, breast | 15 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| ,, ,, uterus | 9 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 100 | 98 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 28 | 34 | 32 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukemia | 7 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Diabetes | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 120 | 115 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 21 | 39 | 54 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 136 | 147 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 38 | 58 | 47 |