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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS
| Causes of Death | Total Deaths 1954 | Total Deaths 1955 | Age Groups 1955 :— | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes—Males, Females | 0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— | ||
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 22 | 23 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Tuberculosis—other forms | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Syphilitic Disease | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal Infections | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Infective and Parasitic diseases | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malignant neoplasm stomach | 30 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 13 | |
| „ ,, lung, bronchus | 65 | 57 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 32 | 20 | |
| „ „ breast | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| „ „ uterus | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 98 | 98 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 30 | 38 | 26 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukemia | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Diabetes | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 115 | 171 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 21 | 54 | 94 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 147 | 140 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 40 | 42 | 54 |