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 V.3—Deaths by cause—Administrative County oj London, 1957
Cause | Sex | 0— | 1 — | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75+ | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Tuberculosis—respiratory | M | - | - | 2 | 37 | 123 | 74 | 47 | 283 | 321 | |
F | - | - | |||||||||
2. Tuberculosis—other | M | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 19 |
F | - | 7 | |||||||||
3. Syphilitic disease | M | - | - | - | - | 4 | 35 | 48 | 17 | 104 | 110 |
- | - | - | - | - | |||||||
4. Diphtheria | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
5. Whooping cough | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
6. Meningococcal infection | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 |
2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
7. Acute poliomyelitis | M | - | - | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 10 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
8. Measles | M | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 | - |
- | - | - | - | — | |||||||
9. Other infective, &c., diseases | M | 4 | 3 | - | 3 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 34 |
18 | |||||||||||
10. Malignant neoplasm: Stomach | M | - | - | 1 | 24 | 228 | 196 | 141 | 590 | 540 | |
- | - | ||||||||||
11. Malignant neoplasm: Lung, bronchus | M | - | - | 2 | 37 | 891 | 525 | 198 | 1,653 | 1,636 | |
- | - | - | - | ||||||||
12. Malignant neoplasm: Breast | M | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 9 | |||
F | - | - | - | - | |||||||
13. Malignant neoplasm: Uterus | F | - | - | - | |||||||
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | 3 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 104 | 602 | 576 | 552 | 1,866 | 1,945 |
F | |||||||||||
15. Leukemia, aleukemia | M | - | 6 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 14 | 26 | 108 | 102 | |
16. Diabetes | M | - | 1 | — | 6 | 15 | 26 | 19 | 67 | 84 | |
F | - | - | _ | ||||||||
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | - | - | 1 | 2 | 30 | 346 | 479 | 630 | 1,488 | 1,593 |
F | - | - | |||||||||
18. Coronary disease, angina | M | - | - | - | - | 126 | 1,263 | 1,103 | 889 | 3,381 | 3,387 |
F | - | - | - | - | |||||||
19. Hypertension with heart disease | M | - | - | - | 3 | 65 | 135 | 183 | 386 | 426 | |
F | - | - | - | - | — | ||||||
20. Other heart disease | M | 1 | 1 | - | 11 | 62 | 251 | 400 | 994 | 1,720 | 1,855 |
F | - | ||||||||||
21. Other circulatory disease | M | - | - | 26 | 179 | 252 | 340 | 799 | 795 | ||
F | - | - | |||||||||
22. Influenza | M | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 71 | 60 | 36 | 193 | 60 | |
F | - | ||||||||||
23. Pneumonia | M | 67 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 216 | 288 | 445 | 1,062 | 1,023 |
F | |||||||||||
24. Bronchitis | M | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 509 | 634 | 647 | 1,832 | 2,036 |
F | - | ||||||||||
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | M | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 70 | 76 | 67 | 231 | 229 |
F | - | - | - | ||||||||
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | - | - | - | 1 | 15 | 104 | 124 | 96 | 340 | 385 |
F | - | - | - | - | |||||||
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | 13 | - | 1 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 68 | 71 | |
F | - | - | |||||||||
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | M | 1 | - | 4 | 9 | 22 | 41 | 30 | 26 | 133 | 184 |
F | - | 29 | |||||||||
29. Hyperplasia, prostate | M | - | 12 | 68 | 168 | 248 | 262 | ||||
33. Pregnancy, childb. abortn. | F | 27 | |||||||||
31. Congenital malformations | M | 105 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 179 | 164 |
F | 6 | ||||||||||
32. Other defined and ill defined diseases | M | 418 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 81 | 275 | 234 | 346 | 1,401 | 1,356 |
F |