Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Classification of Death (continued)
Causes of Death | Total Deaths 1957 | Total Deaths 1958 | Age Groups 1958:- | |||||||
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All causes - Males, Females | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | ||
Hypertension with Heart disease | 27 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 14 |
Other Heart disease | 168 | 204 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 33 | 147 |
Other Circulatory disease | 62 | 62 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 20 | 29 |
Influenza | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Pneumonia | 99 | 80 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 50 |
Bronchitis | 70 | 83 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
Other diseases of Respiratory system | 7 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Ulcer of the Stomach and Duodenum | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhœa | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Nephritis and Nephrosis | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Congenital Malformations | 16 | 15 | 9 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 80 | 79 | 25 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 23 |
Motor Vehicle Accidents | 5 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — |
All other accidents | 11 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Suicide | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | 1 |
Homicide and operations of war | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
TOTALS | 1,097 | 1,150 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 260 | 297 | 487 |