Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table 4—
Cause | Sex | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75+ | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1952 | 1951 | ||||||||||
1. Tuberculosis—respiratory | M | - | - | - | 10 | 117 | 347 | 161 | 49 | 684 | 826 |
F | - | - | - | 23 | 102 | 72 | 21 | 31 | 249 | 328 | |
2. Tuberculosis—other | M | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 66 |
F | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 59 | |
3. Syphilitic disease | M | - | - | - | - | 4 | 47 | 64 | 29 | 144 | 152 |
F | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 69 | 73 | |
4. Diphtheria | M | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
F | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
5. Whooping-cough | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 12 |
F | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 9 | |
6. Meningococcal infection | M | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 12 | 13 |
F | 13 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 17 | 12 | |
7. Acute poliomyelitis | M | 1 | - | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 18 | 1 |
F | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | |
8. Measles | M | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 14 |
F | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 11 | |
9. Other infective, &c., diseases | M | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 60 |
F | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 53 | 46 | |
10. Malignant neoplasm: Stomach | M | - | - | - | 3 | 30 | 223 | 207 | 130 | 993 | 609 |
F | - | - | - | 1 | 22 | 135 | 159 | 189 | 506 | 492 | |
11. Malignant neoplasm: Lung, bronchus | M | - | - | - | 3 | 73 | 673 | 439 | 141 | 1,329 | 1,284 |
F | - | - | - | - | 19 | 127 | 72 | 65 | 283 | 253 | |
12. Malignant neoplasm: Breast | M | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
F | - | - | - | - | 69 | 320 | 178 | 169 | 736 | 714 | |
13. Malignant neoplasm: Uterus | F | - | - | - | 1 | 28 | 137 | 67 | 63 | 296 | 279 |
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | 2 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 129 | 628 | 696 | 575 | 2,067 | 2,086 |
F | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 111 | 532 | 506 | 552 | 1,728 | 1,732 | |
15. Leukemia, aleukemia and Hodgkins disease | M | - | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 15 | 94 | 87 |
F | - | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 30 | 10 | 21 | 85 | 96 | |
16. Diabetes | M | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 34 | 25 | 84 | 97 |
F | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 73 | 76 | 195 | 213 | |
17. Vascular lesions, nervous system | M | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 365 | 546 | 710 | 1,669 | 1,618 |
F | - | - | 1 | 7 | 36 | 451 | 762 | 1,332 | 2,589 | 2,492 | |
18. Coronary disease, angina .. | M | - | - | - | 1 | 97 | 1,085 | 1,111 | 801 | 3,095 | 2,857 |
F | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 292 | 702 | 879 | 1,880 | 1,757 | |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | M | - | - | - | 1 | 82 | 164 | 167 | 414 | 775 | |
F | - | - | - | - | 3 | 70 | 194 | 288 | 555 | 845 | |
20. Other heart disease | M | 2 | - | 3 | 8 | 84 | 360 | 581 | 1,350 | 2,388 | 2,718 |
F | - | - | - | 10 | 106 | 350 | 694 | 2,454 | 3,614 | 4,039 | |
21. Other circulatory disease .. | M | - | - | - | 3 | 18 | 192 | 300 | 425 | 938 | 722 |
F | - | - | 1 | 4 | 20 | 151 | 290 | 666 | 1,132 | 836 | |
22. Influenza | M | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 29 | 86 | 356 |
F | - | 1 | - | 2 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 76 | 453 | |
23. Pneumonia | M | 82 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 204 | 294 | 399 | 1,039 | 1,071 |
F | 75 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 122 | 210 | 543 | 998 | 1,065 | |
24. Bronchitis | M | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 737 | 819 | 729 | 2,341 | 2,372 |
F | 15 | 3 | 3 | - | 20 | 162 | 378 | 740 | 1,321 | 1,461 | |
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | M | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 101 | 70 | 65 | 267 | 246 |
F | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 56 | 144 | 150 | |
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | 1 | - | - | 3 | 32 | 166 | 141 | 84 | 427 | 465 |
F | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 32 | 51 | 68 | 154 | 166 | |
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | 22 | 2 | - | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 68 | 83 |
F | 19 | - | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 36 | 113 | 113 | |
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | M | - | 4 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 54 | 39 | 31 | 176 | 197 |
F | - | _ | 3 | 5 | 21 | 64 | 39 | 53 | 185 | 210 | |
29. Hyperplasia, prostate | M | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | 113 | 218 | 366 | 340 |
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