London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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City of London 1961
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT. DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1961
NETT DEATHS AT THE SUBJOINED AGES OF "RESIDENTS" WHETHER OCCURRING WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT
| CAUSES OF DEATH | All Ages | Under 1 week | Under 4 mths. | 4 mths and under lyear | 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 | 11 | 12 | |
| All Causes | 56 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 9 | |
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other forms | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm-lung, Bronchus | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm-breast | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm-uterus | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleuækmia | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 16. Diabetes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | M | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 20. Other heart disease | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 21. Other circulatory disease .. | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 22. Influenza | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 23. Pneumonia | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| 24. Bronchitis | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 26. Ulcer of Stomach and duodenum | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Carried forward | M | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 3 |
| F | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |