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
St Pancras 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Causes of death | Ages - Both Sexes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65-74 | 75- | Totals | |||
| M | F | |||||||||
| All Causes | 47 | 2 | 11 | 69 | 398 | 412 | 501 | 794 | 646 | |
| 1. | Tuberculosis, respiratory | - | - | - | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
| 2. | Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 3. | Syphilitic disease | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 4. | Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5. | Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7. | Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8. | Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | - | - | - | 1 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 21 |
| 11 | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | - | - | - | 1 | 52 | 24 | 13 | 74 | 16 |
| 12 | Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | - | - | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | - | 23 |
| 13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 |
| 14 | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 53 | 55 | 35 | 85 | 64 |
| 15 | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 16. | Diabetes | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | - | - | - | 4 | 25 | 46 | 64 | 44 | 95 |
| 18 | Coronary disease, angina | - | - | - | 8 | 92 | 84 | 81 | 162 | 103 |
| 19. | Hypertension with heart disease | - | - | - | - | 3 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
| 20. | Other heart disease | - | - | 1 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 51 | 37 | 64 |
| 21 | Other circulatory disease | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 21 | 31 |
| 22. | Influenza | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 8 | 1 | - | 2 | 14 | 22 | 46 | 50 | 43 |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 2 | - | - | - | 33 | 37 | 42 | 82 | 32 |
| 25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| 26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
| 27. | Gastritis,nteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 5 |
| 28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 7 | 12 | - |
| 30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31. | Congenital malformations | 8 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 26 | - | 1 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 34 | 50 | 59 |
| 33. | Motor vehicle accidents | - | - | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 34. | All other accidents | - | 1 | - | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 15 |
| 35. | Suicide | - | - | 2 | 8 | 12 | 4 | - | 21 | 5 |
| 36. | Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |