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
Wandsworth 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 2 CAUSES OF AND AGES AT. DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1972 — conid
| Other endocrine nutritional metabolic diseases | 9 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Anaemias | 10 | 1 | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Other diseases of blood and blood forming organs | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Mental disorders | 32 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 1 7 | 8 |
| Meningitis | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Multiple sclerosis | 13 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Other diseases of nervous system and sense organs | 38 | 17 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 13 |
| Active rheumatic fever | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Chronic rheumatic heart disease | 65 | 23 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 22 |
| Hypertensive disease | 84 | 41 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 20 | 30 | 34 |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 882 | 483 | 399 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 47 | 150 | 249 | 420 | 308 | 236 | 338 |
| Other forms of heart disease | 172 | 45 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 129 | 64 | 49 | 59 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 479 | 170 | 309 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 18 | 42 | 101 | 315 | 160 | 138 | 181 |
| Other diseases of the circulatory system | 224 | 80 | 144 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 18 | 47 | 149 | 72 | 75 | 77 |
| Influenza | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | / |
| Pneumonia | 366 | 134 | 232 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 17 | 66 | 255 | 116 | 119 | 131 |
| Bronchitis, emphysema | 228 | 145 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 32 | 70 | 120 | 61 | 78 | 89 |
| Asthma | 6 | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | i | 3 | |
| Other diseases of the respiratory system | 42 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 1 3 | 1 8 |
| Peptic ulcer | 33 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 1 4 | 10 | |
| Appendicitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Intestinal obstruction and hernia | 23 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 15 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| Other diseases of the digestive system | 39 | 16 | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 1 5 | 1 3 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 21 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Other diseases of genito urinary system | 18 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Disease of the musculo skeletal system and connective tissue | 36 | 4 | 32 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 10 |
| Congenital anomalies | 31 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 6 | 7 | o |
| Birth injury, difficult labour and other anoxic and hypoxic conditions | 24 | 14 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| Other causes of perinatal mortality | 21 | 16 | 5 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| Symptoms and ill defined conditions | 63 | 12 | 51 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 56 | 10 | 36 | 1 / |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 29 | 18 | 11 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 8 |
| All other accidents | 42 | 30 | 12 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 22 |
| Suicide and self inflicted injuries | 39 | 24 | 15 | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| All other external causes | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Totals | 4.063 | 1.919 | 2.144 | 103 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 39 | 86 | 210 | 560 | 1.050 | 1.967 | 1.317 | 1.258 | 1.488 |