London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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| 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 | 4 5 and under 55 years | 5 5 and under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years | 7 5 and upwards | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| All Causes | 49 | — | — | — | _— | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 12 | |
| 1. Tuberculosis,respiratory | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _— | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other forms | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 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 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 12. Malignant neoplasm-breast | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 13. Malignant neoplasm-uterus | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | ||
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 16. Diabetes | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | _— |
| 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | M | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 20. Other heart disease | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 22. Influenza | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 23. Pneumonia | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 24. Bronchitis | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| F | __ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _— | — | — | — | |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 26. Ulcer of Stomach and duodenum | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _— | — | 1 | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital malformations | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | _— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _— | 1 | — | — | |
| 33. Motor Vehicle Accidents | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 34. All other accidents | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 35. Suicide | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| TOTALS. | M | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 9 | |
| F | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | |||