London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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City of Westminster 1967
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Table 1.—Deaths—According to Age-Group and Sex
| Code No. | CAUSE OF DEATH | 1966 | 1967 Net Deaths at the Sub-joined Ages of Residents (Male and Female) whether occurring within or without the City | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals All Ages | All Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | ||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||
| 1 | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 15 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | _ |
| 2 | Tuberculosis, other | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Syphilitic disease | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Meningococcal infections | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 7 | Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Measles | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 10 | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 40 | 27 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 12 | 3 | 13 | 28 |
| 11 | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 175 | 133 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 65 | 16 | 65 | 24 |
| 12 | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 67 | 1 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 22 | — | 28 |
| 13 | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 29 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 11 | — | 16 |
| 14 | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 330 | 197 | 170 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 59 | 117 | 97 |
| 15 | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 32 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Diabetes | 23 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 294 | 114 | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 86 | 154 |
| 18 | Coronary disease, angina | 628 | 352 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 134 | 37 | 209 | 188 |
| 19 | Hypertension with heart disease | 33 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| 20 | Other heart disease. . | 200 | 81 | 135 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 56 | 113 |
| 21 | Other circulatory disease | 146 | 55 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 18 | 3 | 34 | 70 |
| 22 | Influenza | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 23 | Pneumonia | 173 | 102 | 106 | 9 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 11 | 7 | 80 | 91 |
| 24 | Bronchitis | 152 | 93 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 24 | 8 | 68 | 34 |
| 25 | Other diseases of respiratory system | 24 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 7 |
| 26 | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum . . | 24 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
| 27 | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 14 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 28 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 10 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 29 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | / | — |
| 30 | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Congenital malformations | 25 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 32 | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 207 | 97 | 98 | 26 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 39 | 55 |
| 33 | Motor vehicle accidents | 24 | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 34 | All other accidents | 91 | 32 | 47 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 21 |
| 35 | Suicide | 75 | 39 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 11 |
| 36 | Homicide and operations of war | 9 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | / | 1,443 | 1,351 | 40 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 81 | 36 | 453 | 276 | 837 | 983 | |
| 2,794 | 75 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 117 | 729 | 1,820 | |||||||||||
| 1966 | 2,894 | — | 83 | 16 | 11 | 33 | 160 | 792 | 1,799 | |||||||||