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 1963
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1963
| CAUSES OF DEATH | NETT DEATHS AT THE SUBJOINED AGES OF "RESIDENTS" WHETHER OCCURRING WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL AGES | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 35 years | 35 and under 45 years | 45 and under 55 years | 55 and under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years | 75 and upwards | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| All Causes | 55 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 17 | |
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2. Tuberculosis, other forms | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3. Syphilitic disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 4. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 6. Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 7. Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 8. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —- | |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 10. Malignant neoplasm-stomach | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| 11. Malignant neoplasm-lung. Bronchus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 12. Malignant neoplasm-breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 13. Malignant neoplasm-uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic: neoplasms | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _— | _— | 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||
| 16. Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | ||
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 20. Other heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | ||
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| 21. Other circulatory disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 22. Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 23. Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | ||
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | ||
| 24. Bronchitis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 26. Ulcer of Stomach and duodenum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 28. Nephritis mid nephrosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 32. Motor Vehicle Accidents | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 34. All other accidents | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 35. Suicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| TOTALS | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | |||
| — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||