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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Causes of Death | Total Deaths 1957 | Total Deaths 1958 | Age Groups 1958:- | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes - Males, Females | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | ||
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 14 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| Tuberculosis - other forms | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilitic Disease | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal Infections | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Infective and Parasitic diseases | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |||
| Malignant neoplasm stomach | 34 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 9 | 9 | |
| " " lung, bronchus | 60 | 71 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 28 | 29 | 12 |
| " " breast | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| " " uterus | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 96 | 77 | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 27 | 26 | 17 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukemia | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| Diabetes | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 84 | 111 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 29 | 66 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 148 | 156 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 36 | 58 | 57 |