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 of London, 1958
Cause | Sex | 0— | 7 — | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 754— | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1958 | 1957 | ||||||||||
1. Tuberculosis—respiratory | M | - | 2 | 4 | 30 | 112 | 81 | 40 | 269 | 283 | |
F | - | - | - | 7 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 110 | 95 | |
2. Tuberculosis—other | M | - | - | 1 | - | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 26 |
F | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 18 | 24 | |
3. Syphilitic disease | M | - | - | - | - | 1 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 72 | 104 |
F | - | — | - | - | 2 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 45 | 42 | |
4. Diphtheria | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | |
5. Whooping cough | M | - | 7 | - | - | -- | - | - | - | 1 | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
6. Meningococcal infection | M | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
F | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | |
7. Acute poliomyelitis | M | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 6 | 10 |
F | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | |
8. Measles | M | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 |
F | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | |
9. Other infective, &c., diseases | M | 2 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 38 |
F | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | - | 75 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 44 | |
10. Malignant neoplasm: Stomach | M | - | - | - | 1 | 23 | 213 | 194 | 128 | 559 | 590 |
F | - | - | - | - | 18 | 92 | 747 | 777 | 422 | 430 | |
11. Malignant neoplasm: Lung, bronchus | M | - | - | - | - | 52 | 883 | 555 | 231 | 1,721 | 1,653 |
F | - | - | - | - | 22 | 724 | 775 | 68 | 329 | 337 | |
12. Malignant neoplasm: Breast | M | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 |
F | - | - | - | - | 80 | 301 | 769 | 766 | 716 | 699 | |
13. Malignant neoplasm: Uterus | F | - | - | - | - | 52 | 122 | 78 | 58 | 290 | 321 |
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 109 | 624 | 601 | 561 | 1,927 | 1,866 |
F | - | S | 8 | 16 | 83 | 577 | 509 | 628 | 1,829 | 1,867 | |
15. Leukemia, aleukemia | M | - | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 78 | 108 |
F | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 73 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 99 | 79 | |
16. Diabetes | M | - | - | - | - | 2 | 29 | 20 | 26 | 77 | 67 |
F | - | — | - | 7 | 4 | 23 | 65 | 65 | 158 | 756 | |
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | 1 | - | - | 2 | 34 | 340 | 509 | 694 | 1,580 | 1,488 |
F | - | - | - | 7 | 36 | 369 | 665 | 7,503 | 2,574 | 2,398 | |
18. Coronary disease, angina | M | - | - | - | - | 142 | 1,298 | 1,159 | 973 | 3,572 | 3,381 |
F | - | - | - | - | 73 | 327 | 814 | 7,799 | 2,353 | 2,767 | |
19. Hypertension with heart | M | - | - | - | - | 5 | 58 | 84 | 181 | 328 | 386 |
disease | F | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 732 | 362 | 538 | 563 |
20. Other heart disease | M | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 43 | 233 | 391 | 1,100 | 1,776 | 1,720 |
F | 7 | - | - | 3 | 59 | 260 | 435 | 2,038 | 2,796 | 2,653 | |
21. Other circulatory disease | M | 1 | - | - | 2 | 27 | 189 | 232 | 344 | 795 | 799 |
F | - | - | 7 | - | 20 | 773 | 26S | 708 | 1,110 | 1,030 | |
22. Influenza | M | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 18 | 67 | 193 |
F | 2 | - | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 83 | 797 | |
23. Pneumonia | M | 83 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 172 | 263 | 505 | 1,061 | 1,062 |
F | 65 | 7 | 77 | — | 18 | 70S | 237 | 767 | 1,207 | 1,053 | |
24. Bronchitis | M | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 519 | 657 | 715 | 1,943 | 1,832 |
F | 75 | 4 | 2 | - | 13 | 128 | 250 | 595 | 1,007 | 876 | |
25. Other diseases of respiratory | M | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | 7 | 93 | 67 | 67 | 242 | 231 |
system | F | 7 | - | 3 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 47 | 117 | 94 |
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | - | - | - | - | 12 | 107 | 111 | 107 | 337 | 340 |
F | - | -- | - | - | 4 | 25 | 44 | S3 | 156 | 759 | |
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | 9 | 2 | - | 2 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 68 |
F | 9 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 24 | 39 | 47 | 124 | 127 | |
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | M | - | 1 | - | 4 | 17 | 52 | 25 | 24 | 123 | 133 |
F | - | - | 2 | 7 | 75 | 26 | 25 | 44 | 113 | 705 | |
29. Hyperplasia, prostate | M | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 58 | 134 | 208 | 248 |
30. Pregnancy, childb. : abortn. | F | - | - | - | 70 | 23 | - | - | - | 33 | 28 |
31. Congenital malformations | M | 124 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 183 | 179 |
F | 120 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 75 | 5 | 4 | 180 | 175 | |
32. Other defined and ill defined diseases | M | 433 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 230 | 198 | 315 | 1,284 | 1,401 |
F | 287 | 6 | 12 | 74 | 73 | 257 | 296 | 665 | 1,610 | 7,657 |