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
Marylebone 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 1.— Deaths—According to Age-Group and Sex.
| Code No. | CAUSE OF DEATH | Net Deaths at the Sub-joined Ages of Residents (Male and Female) whether occurring within or without the Borough | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | |||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| 1 | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 10 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Tuberculosis, other | 3 | — | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Syphilitic disease | 4 | 1 | — | — | —- | —- | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Meningococcal infections | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Acute poliomyelitis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | v | — | — |
| 9 | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 3 | 2 | — | —- | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 10 | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 33 | 5 | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 11 | 5 |
| 12 | Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 13 |
| 13 | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 7 |
| 14 | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 58 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 32 | 25 |
| 15 | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Diabetes | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | |
| 17 | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 70 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 58 | 76 |
| 18 | Coronary disease, angina | 91 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 57 | 50 |
| 19 | Hypertension with heart disease | 27 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 23 | 22 |
| 20 | Other heart disease | 54 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | 46 | 84 |
| 21 | Other circulatory disease | 32 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 47 |
| 22 | Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Pneumonia | 23 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 21 |
| 24 | Bronchitis | 52 | 25 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 13 | 3 | 38 | 21 |
| 25 | Other diseases of respiratory system | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 26 | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 5 |
| 27 | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | |
| 30 | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 31 | Congenital malformations | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 32 | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 33 | 47 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 26 |
| 33 | Motor vehicle accidents | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 34 | All other accidents | 9 | 20 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 35 | Suicide | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Homicide and operations of war | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 553 | 581 | 10 | 13 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 24 | 152 | 101 | 367 | 441 | |
| 1,134 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 253 | 808 | |||||||||
| CAUSES OF DEATH | Under 1 week | 1 and under 2 weeks | 2 and under 4 weeks | 1 and under 3 months | 3 and under 6 months | 6 and under 9 months | 9 and under 12 months | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Congenital malformation | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 |
| Premature birth | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | |
| Atelectasis | ||||||||||||||||
| Meningococcal meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Suffocation | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 10 | 13 | ||
| 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 23 | |||||||||