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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION - 1959
| 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 | 61 | 9 | 13 | 63 | 360 | 382 | 524 | 739 | 673 |
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | - | - | - | - | 9 | 3 | - | 7 | 5 |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4. Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Meningococcal infections | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 7. Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 11 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | - | - | - | 4 | 48 | 23 | 15 | 76 | 14 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | - | - | 3 | 13 | 2 | 5 | - | 23 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | - | 17 |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 47 | 40 | 71 | 73 |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 16. Diabetes | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | - | - | - | 3 | 35 | 36 | 68 | 55 | 87 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | - | - | - | 6 | 56 | 72 | 99 | 126 | 107 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 13 |
| 20. Other heart disease | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 44 | 33 | 52 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | - | - | - | - | 16 | 15 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
| 22. Influenza | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
| 23. Pneumonia | 10 | - | 1 | - | 13 | 31 | 81 | 83 | 53 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 1 | - | - | 2 | 27 | 32 | 45 | 69 | 38 |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 26. Dicer of stomach and duodenum | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 7 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 11 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | 6 |
| 32. Other defined and ill defined diseases | 37 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 33 | 27 | 53 | 69 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | - | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 9 | 3 |
| 34. All other accidents | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 13 |
| 35. Suicide | - | - | 1 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 10 |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |