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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 1972
[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)
| CAUSE 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 | |||||
| B5 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | _ |
| F | - | - | " | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B19(4) Malignant Neoplasm, Intestine | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | . |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B19(6) Malignant Neoplasm,Lung, Bronchus | M | 1 | - | - | . | - | - | . | - | - | . | 1 | . |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| B19(9) Malignant Neoplasm, Prostate | M | 1 | - | * | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| B19(10) Leukaemia | M | _ | - | . | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | _ |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| B46(5) Other Diseases of Nervous System | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | - | " | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B28 Ischaemic Heart Disease | M | 3 | - | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | . | 1 | 2 | . |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| B29 Other Forms of Heart Disease | M | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B30 Cerebrovascular Disease | M | 5 | - | . | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| B46(6) Other Diseases of Circulatory System | M | 2 | - | - | . | - | - | . | - | _ | 2 | _ | _ |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B31 Influenza | M | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B32 Pneumonia | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| B33(1) Bronchitis and Emphysema | M | 2 | - | - | . | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| F | • | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B37 Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 1 | - | . | - | . | - | - | - | 1 | - | . | . |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B46(8) Other Diseases of Digestive System | M | - | . | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| B38 Nephritis and Nephrosis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | . | - |
| F | 1 | - | * | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| B44 Other Causes of Perinatal Mortality | M | _ | - | - | - | - | - | . | - | . | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BE47 Motor Vehicle Accidents | M | 1 | _ | _ | _ | . | _ | _ | _ | 1 | . | _ | _ |
| F | - | " | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BE48 All Other Accidents | M | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BE50 All Other External Causes | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| TOTAL ALL CAUSES | M | 24 | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| F | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 . | 1 | 2 | 6 | |