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 5—
Cause | Sex | 0- | 1- | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75+ | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1954 | 1953 | ||||||||||
1. Tuberculosis—respiratory | M | — | - | 3 | 43 | 220 | 119 | 44 | 429 | 510 | |
F | 2 | 2 | 8 | 69 | 50 | 74 | |||||
2. Tuberculosis—other | M | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 29 |
F | 1 | - | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 44 | ||||
3. Syphilitic disease | M | - | - | — | 3 | 34 | 58 | 17 | 112 | 112 | |
F | - | - | - | _ | 2 | 21 | 22 | ||||
4. Diphtheria | M | - | - | - | _ | - | - | — | - | — | - |
F | - | - | - | _- | - | - | - | — | - | — | |
5. Whooping cough | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 |
F | 1 | — | — | - | - | - | — | 1 | 2 | 75 | |
6. Meningococcal infection | M | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 20 | 14 |
F | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | — | 2 | 70 | |||
7. Acute poliomyelitis | M | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 10 |
F | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | 4 | 9 | |
8. Measles | M | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | |
F | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
9. Other infective, &c., diseases | M | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 44 |
F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 38 | |||
10. Malignant neoplasm: Stomach | M | - | _ | - | - | 24 | 224 | 197 | 119 | 564 | 639 |
F | — | — | — | — | 19 | 119 | 167 | ||||
11. Malignant neoplasm: Lung, bronchus | M | - | 1 | - | 1 | 64 | 773 | 468 | 157 | 1,464 | 1,431 |
F | - | - | - | 1 | 19 | 137 | 95 | 60 | |||
12. Malignant neoplasm: Breast | M | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | 5 | 4 |
F | - | - | — | - | 301 | 675 | |||||
13. Malignant neoplasm: Uterus | F | - | - | - | - | 137 | |||||
14. Other malignant and lympha tic neoplasms | M | 1 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 101 | 591 | 673 | 556 | 1,957 | 2,004 |
F | 5 | 5 | 11 | 567 | |||||||
15. Leukemia, aleukemia and Hodgkins disease | M | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 30 | 24 | 8 | 107 | 99 |
F | - | 5 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 00 | ||||
16. Diabetes | M | - | - | - | - | 6 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 51 | 82 |
F | - | - | - | 1 | 27 | 57 | 40 | ||||
17. Vascular lesions, nervous system | M | — | - | 1 | 4 | 39 | 392 | 545 | 654 | 1,635 | 1,610 |
F | — | - | - | 1 | 52 | 606 | |||||
18. Coronary disease, angina | M | - | - | - | - | 100 | 1,138 | 1,042 | 807 | 3,087 | 2,927 |
F | — | - | - | 1 | 14 | ||||||
19. Hypertension with heart disease | M | - | - | - | - | 6 | 63 | 166 | 185 | 420 | 414 |
F | — | - | — | - | 3 | 55 | 152 | 510 | |||
20. Other heart disease | M | 1 | - | 1 | 8 | 56 | 268 | 450 | 1,086 | 1,870 | 1,979 |
F | 1 | - | 2 | S4 | 500 | 2,045 | |||||
21. Other circulatory disease | M | - | - | - | 1 | 21 | 179 | 255 | 355 | 811 | 864 |
F | - | - | 1 | 12 | 727 | 205 | 1,103 | ||||
22. Influenza | M | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 47 | 203 |
F | - | - | — | - | - | 7 | 577 | ||||
23. Pneumonia | M | 56 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 150 | 211 | 352 | 804 | 1,107 |
F | 6 | 2 | 70 | 475 | 7,017 | ||||||
24. Bronchitis | M | 20 | 6 | 5 | - | 18 | 370 | 509 | 541 | 1,469 | 2,217 |
F | — | - | 72 | 770 | 442 | 7,565 | |||||
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | M | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 7 | 70 | 56 | 55 | 194 | 258 |
F | 2 | 2 | - | 5 | 26 | 27 | 52 | 127 | |||
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | - | - | - | - | 7 | 127 | 125 | 106 | 365 | 386 |
F | - | - | - | - | 5 | 50 | 75 | 163 | |||
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | 13 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 73 | 85 |
F | 9 | - | - | 2 | 75 | 27 | 55 | ||||
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | M | - | 1 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 70 | 25 | 29 | 162 | 176 |
3 | 27 | 50 | 38 | 157 | |||||||
29. Hyperplasia, prostate | M | - | - | - | 1 | 18 | 85 | 181 | 285 | 274 | |
30. Pregnancy, childb. : abortn. | F | — | — | ||||||||
31. Congenital malformations | M | 105 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 155 | 150 | |
F | 70 | 11 | 133 | ||||||||
32. Other defined and ill defined diseases | M | 397 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 93 | 280 | 243 | 261 | 1,329 | 1,335 |
F | 7 | 12 | 107 | 270 | 499 |