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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
London County Council 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table 4—Administrative County of London—Civilian deaths in 1949 by cause
| Cause | Sex | 0— | 1 — | 5— | 15— | 45— | 65+ | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 1948 | ||||||||
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
| 2. Cerebro-spinal fever | M | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | _ | 7 | 16 |
| F | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 20 | |
| 3. Scarlet fever | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | — | — | 1 | — | — | _ | 1 | 1 | |
| 4. Whooping.cough | M | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 34 |
| F | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 21 | |
| 5. Diphtheria | M | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 12 |
| F | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | |
| 6. Tuberculosis—respiratory | M | 1 | 2 | 1 | 323 | 489 | 230 | 1,046 | 1,235 |
| F | 1 | 3 | 4 | 342 | 134 | 55 | 539 | 665 | |
| 7. Tuberculosis—other forms | M | — | 13 | 12 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 95 | 103 |
| F | 3 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 61 | 99 | |
| 8. Syphilitic disease | M | 1 | — | — | 6 | 91 | 84 | 182 | 168 |
| F | 1 | — | — | 4 | 32 | 51 | 88 | 86 | |
| 9. Influenza | M | 8 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 57 | 108 | 191 | 42 |
| F | 7 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 38 | 119 | 181 | 36 | |
| 10. Measles | M | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 16 |
| F | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | |
| 11. Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | M | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 1 | — | 26 | 8 |
| F | — | 5 | 4 | 15 | — | — | 24 | 6 | |
| 12. Acute infectious encephalitis | M | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | 9 | 11 |
| F | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | |
| Cancer of— 13. Mouth and oesophagus | M | — | — | 2 | 14 | 68 | 206 | 290 | 269 |
| 14. Uterus | F | — | 1 | — | 31 | 138 | 148 | 318 | 347 |
| 15. Stomach and duodenum | M | — | — | — | 34 | 233 | 331 | 598 | 597 |
| F | — | — | — | 20 | 134 | 354 | 508 | 522 | |
| 16. Breast | M | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| F | — | — | — | 64 | 287 | 321 | 672 | 681 | |
| 17. All other sites | M | 1 | 7 | 10 | 153 | 1,123 | 1,487 | 2,781 | 2,713 |
| F | 2 | 8 | 6 | 133 | 638 | 1,130 | 1,917 | 1,915 | |
| 18. Diabetes | M | — | 1 | — | 4 | 22 | 58 | 85 | 52 |
| F | — | — | 1 | 6 | 29 | 127 | 163 | 132 | |
| 19. Intra-cranial vasc. lesions | M | 1 | 1 | — | 22 | 360 | 1,096 | 1,480 | 1,388 |
| F | 1 | — | 1 | 28 | 370 | 1,722 | 2,122 | 1,974 | |
| 20. Heart disease | M | — | 4 | 2 | 195 | 1,331 | 3,809 | 5,341 | 4,953 |
| F | — | 1 | 1 | 155 | 719 | 4,940 | 5,816 | 4,953 | |
| 21. Other circulatory diseases | M | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 201 | 785 | 1,011 | 926 |
| F | — | — | — | 23 | 199 | 946 | 1,168 | 923 | |
| 22. Bronchitis | M | 23 | 1 | — | 36 | 544 | 1,286 | 1,890 | 1,593 |
| F | 13 | 4 | — | 22 | 150 | 963 | 1,152 | 842 | |
| 23. Pneumonia | M | 109 | 21 | 2 | 42 | 242 | 635 | 1,051 | 961 |
| F | 78 | 17 | 5 | 39 | 133 | 727 | 999 | 846 | |
| 24. Other respiratory diseases | M | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 113 | 149 | 294 | 229 |
| F | — | — | — | 24 | 59 | 115 | 198 | 172 | |
| 25. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | M | — | — | — | 35 | 198 | 190 | 423 | 383 |
| F | — | — | — | 10 | 33 | 94 | 137 | 120 | |
| 26. Diarrhoea under 2 years | M | 55 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 62 | 94 |
| F | 32 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 70 | |
| 27. Appendicitis | M | — | 1 | — | 11 | 25 | 23 | 60 | 57 |
| F | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 47 | 53 | |
| 28. Other digestive diseases | M | 3 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 105 | 171 | 317 | 369 |
| F | 5 | 2 | — | 31 | 117 | 265 | 420 | 418 | |
| 29. Nephritis | M | 1 | — | 4 | 43 | 92 | 168 | 308 | 338 |
| F | — | 1 | 3 | 41 | 85 | 185 | 315 | 369 | |
| 30. Maternal sepsis | F | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 14 | 22 |
| 31. Other maternal | F | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | — | 26 | 26 |