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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Cause | Sex | 0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75+ | Total | |
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1953 | 1952 | ||||||||||
1. Tuberculosis—respiratory | M | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 77 | 260 | 126 | 35 | 510 | 684 |
F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 73 | 52 | 29 | 10 | 180 | 249 | |
2. Tuberculosis—other | M | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 45 |
F | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 41 | |
3. Syphilitic disease | M | — | — | — | — | 1 | 42 | 52 | 17 | 112 | 144 |
F | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 63 | 69 | |
4. Diphtheria | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
5. Whooping-cough | M | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 |
F | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | |
6. Meningococcal infection | M | 6 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 12 |
F | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 17 | |
7. Acute poliomyelitis | M | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | 18 |
F | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 5 | |
8. Measles | M | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 |
F | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
9. Other infective, &c., diseases | M | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 44 | 43 |
F | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 53 | |
10. Malignant neoplasm: Stomach | M | — | — | — | 1 | 38 | 241 | 225 | 134 | 639 | 593 |
F | — | — | — | — | 12 | 115 | 160 | 173 | 460 | 506 | |
11. Malignant neoplasm: Lung, bronchus | M | — | — | — | 2 | 81 | 734 | 475 | 139 | 1,431 | 1,329 |
F | — | — | — | — | 18 | 119 | 86 | 53 | 276 | 283 | |
12. Malignant neoplasm: Breast | M | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 9 |
F | — | — | — | — | 89 | 316 | 179 | 144 | 728 | 736 | |
13. Malignant neoplasm: Uterus | F | — | — | — | — | 35 | 154 | 87 | 55 | 331 | 296 |
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 108 | 596 | 678 | 580 | 2,004 | 2,067 |
F | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 113 | 553 | 516 | 555 | 1,761 | 1,728 | |
15. Leukemia, aleukemia and Hodgkins disease | M | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 99 | 94 |
F | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 90 | 85 | |
16. Diabetes | M | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 22 | 31 | 23 | 82 | 84 |
F | — | 1 | — | 2 | 33 | 66 | 58 | 160 | 195 | ||
17. Vascular lesions, nervous system | M | — | 1 | 3 | 39 | 349 | 500 | 718 | 1,610 | 1,669 | |
F | — | 1 | — | 2 | 50 | 394 | 678 | 1,283 | 2,408 | 2,589 | |
18. Coronary disease, angina | M | — | — | — | — | 85 | 1,055 | 1,055 | 732 | 2,927 | 3,095 |
F | — | — | — | — | 10 | 292 | 672 | 891 | 1,865 | 1,880 | |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | M | — | — | — | — | 1 | 87 | 146 | 180 | 414 | 414 |
F | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 43 | 154 | 307 | 510 | 555 | |
20. Other heart disease | M | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 69 | 253 | 495 | 1,148 | 1,979 | 2,388 |
F | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 85 | 303 | 533 | 2,227 | 3,157 | 3,614 | |
21. Other circulatory disease | M | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | 187 | 244 | 407 | 864 | 938 |
F | — | — | 1 | 6 | 14 | 128 | 281 | 673 | 1,103 | 1,132 | |
22. Influenza | M | 3 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 52 | 53 | 79 | 203 | 86 |
F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 47 | 58 | 185 | 311 | 76 | |
23. Pneumonia | M | 87 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 208 | 319 | 445 | 1,107 | 1,039 |
F | 74 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 89 | 238 | 574 | 1,017 | 998 | |
24. Bronchitis | M | 22 | 5 | 1 | — | 29 | 614 | 809 | 737 | 2,217 | 2,341 |
F | 23 | 4 | — | 1 | 15 | 167 | 336 | 819 | 1,365 | 1,321 | |
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | M | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 98 | 85 | 51 | 258 | 267 |
F | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 49 | 127 | 144 | |
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | — | — | — | — | 21 | 148 | 134 | 83 | 386 | 427 |
F | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 30 | 52 | 77 | 163 | 154 | |
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | 39 | 5 | — | 1 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 85 | 68 |
F | 26 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 36 | 118 | 113 | |
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | M | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 63 | 47 | 23 | 176 | 176 |
F | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 51 | 43 | 37 | 157 | 185 | |
29. Hyperplasia, prostate | M | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 92 | 161 | 274 | 366 |
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