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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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NUMBERS OF DEATHS BY CAUSE, SEX AND AGE GROUPS (Statistics supplied by the General Register Office on Form S.D.25)
| CAUSES OF DEATH | Sex | All Ages | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks & under 1 year | AGE IN YEARS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75 and over | ||||||
| B19(4) | Malignant Neoplasm, Intestine | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| Bl 9(7) | Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | _ |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | ||
| B 19(10) | Leukaemia .. | M | 2 | - | _ | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |||
| B I9(11) | Other Malignant Neoplasms | M | 3 | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| F | 2 | * | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |||
| B 2I | Diabetes Mellitus | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||
| B 26 | Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| B 27 | Hypertensive Disease .. | M | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | " | - | 1 | - | ||
| B 28 | Ischaemic Heart Disease | M | 8 | - | - | _ | - | - | _ | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | ||
| -B 29 | Other Forms of Heart Disease | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| B 30 | Cerebrovascular Disease | M | 4 | - | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| B 32 | Pneumonia | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| F | 1 | " | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |||
| B 33(1) | Bronchitis and Emphysema | M | 3 | - | _ | - | - | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | - | _ | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| B 34 | Peptic Ulcer | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| B 36 | Intestinal Obstruction and Hernia | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| B 46(8) | Other Diseases of Digestive System | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | ||
| B 46(9) | Other Diseases, Genitourinary System | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BE 48 | All Other Accidents | M | • | - | - | _ | . | _ | - | - | - | - | ||
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| BE 49 | Suicide and Self-inflicted Injuries | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| TOTAL ALL CAUSES | M | 28 | _ | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 3 | |
| F | 22 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||