London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1954
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1954.
| Causes of Death | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of Residents whether occurring within or without the district. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years | 75 and upwards | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| All Causes . | 65 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 33 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 1. | Tuberculosis, respiratory | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2. | Tuberculosis, other forms | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3. | Syphilitic disease | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 4. | Diphtheria | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 5. | Whooping Cough | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 6. | Meningococcal infections | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 7. | Acute poliomyelitis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 8. | Measles | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 9. | Other infective and parasitic disease | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 10. | Malignant neoplasm-stomach | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| 11. | Malignant neoplasm-lung, Bronchus | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| 12. | Malignant neoplasm-breast | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 13. | Malignant neoplasm-uterus | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | ||
| 15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 16. | Diabetes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —. |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| 18. | Coronary disease, angina | M | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| 19. | Hypertension with heart disease | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 20. | Other heart disease | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 21. | Other circulatory disease | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 22. | Influenza | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 23. | Pneumonia | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 24. | Bronchitis | M | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| 25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 26. | Ulcer of Stomach and duodenum | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31. | Congenital malformations | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Carried forward | M | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 6 | 8 | |
| F | 18 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |||