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—
Cause | Sex | 0- | 1 — | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75+ | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | 1960 | ||||||||||
1. Tuberculosis—respiratory | m | _ | - | 1 | — | 17 | 92 | 74 | 44 | 228 | 176 |
- | - | - | - | 13 | 23 | 11 | 79 | 66 | 59 | ||
2. Tuberculosis—other | m | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 25 | ||
3. Syphilitic disease | m | - | - | - | - | 2 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 65 | 62 |
- | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 47 | 56 | ||
4. Diphtheria | m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | - | 4 | - | ||
5. Whooping cough | m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 2 1 |
6. Meningococcal infection | m | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 4 |
2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | — | 6 | 5 | ||
7. Acute poliomyelitis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
— | — | — | - | 1 | — | - | — | 7 | — | ||
8. Measles | M | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 |
- | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | - | ||
9. Other infective, &c., diseases | m | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 45 |
7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 27 | ||
10. Malignant neoplasm: Stomach | M | - | - | - | 15 | 206 | 156 | 133 | 510 | 497 | |
— | ~ | - | - | 5 | 102 | 144 | 186 | 440 | 424 | ||
11. Malignant neoplasm: Lung, bronchus | M | - | - | - | 2 | 44 | 883 | 568 | 264 | 1,761 | 1,870 |
— | — | - | — | 24 | 151 | 99 | 85 | 359 | 575 | ||
12. Malignant neoplasm: Breast | M | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | 8 |
- | — | — | — | 53 | 286 | 168 | 180 | 687 | 705 | ||
13. Malignant neoplasm: Uterus | - | - | - | 1 | 34 | 133 | 76 | 52 | 296 | 309 | |
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | - | 6 | 8 | 21 | 89 | 629 | 544 | 552 | 1,849 | 1,850 |
2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 99 | 525 | 470 | 565 | 1,684 | 1,837 | ||
15. Leukemia, aleukemia | m | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 100 | 112 |
- | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 17 | 28 | 92 | 96 | ||
16. Diabetes | m | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 26 | 73 | 72 |
- | - | 1 | — | 3 | 30 | 61 | 80 | 175 | 745 | ||
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | 2 | - | 2 | 5 | 31 | 342 | 471 | 684 | 1,537 | 1,600 |
- | 1 | - | 1 | 26 | 310 | 577 | 7,575 | 2,428 | 2,485 | ||
18. Coronary disease, angina | M | - | - | - | - | 120 | 1,471 | 1,146 | 1,073 | 3,810 | 3,857 |
- | - | - | - | 12 | 373 | 860 | 1,475 | 2,720 | 2,677 | ||
19. Hypertension with heart disease | m | - | - | - | - | 1 | 54 | 80 | 115 | 250 | 254 |
- | - | - | - | - | 39 | 90 | 259 | 418 | 596 | ||
20. Other heart disease | M | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 63 | 236 | 322 | 926 | 1,555 | 1,504 |
-_ | - | - | 4 | 58 | 255 | 428 | 2,011 | 2,756 | 2,583 | ||
21. Other circulatory disease | M | 1 | - | 1 | - | 20 | 207 | 245 | 357 | 831 | 738 |
- | 1 | - | 2 | 19 | 153 | 254 | 767 | 1,196 | 7,095 | ||
22. Influenza | M | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 40 | 111 | 21 |
7 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 17 | 30 | 83 | 135 | 25 | ||
23. Pneumonia | M | 92 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 166 | 258 | 546 | 1,108 | 986 |
68 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 84 | 218 | 917 | 1,319 | 1,091 | ||
24. Bronchitis | m | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 464 | 627 | 764 | 1,893 | 1,520 |
77 | 7 | - | 1 | 7 | 91 | 227 | 556 | 874 | 727 | ||
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 221 | 252 |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 32 | 59 | 137 | 700 | ||
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | — | - | — | - | 7 | 84 | 78 | 85 | 254 | 282 |
- | - | 1 | - | 2 | 24 | 39 | 70 | 136 | 146 | ||
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 85 | 65 |
9 | — | - | — | 2 | 17 | 55 | 65 | 126 | 124 | ||
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | M | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 50 | 13 | 25 | 105 | 119 |
- | - | 1 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 28 | 91 | 705 | ||
29. Hyperplasia, prostate | M | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 44 | 129 | 185 | 175 |
30. Pregnancy, childb., abortn. | - | - | - | 11 | 33 | 1 | - | - | 45 | 26 | |
31. Congenital malformations | M | 95 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 165 | 196 |
141 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 196 | 200 | ||
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | M | 467 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 77 | 269 | 188 | 301 | 1,347 | 1,270 |
317 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 244 | 292 | 687 | 1,626 | 1,638 |