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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
Bexley 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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S.D.25 NUMBERS OF DEATHS BY CAUSE,
IN SEX AND AGE GROUPS
| CAUSE OF DEATH | Sex | All Ages | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and 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 | |||||
| B4 Enteritis and Other Diarrhoeal Diseases | M | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| B5 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B18 Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | M | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| B19(1) Malignant Neoplasm — Stomach | M | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| F | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| B19(2) Malignant Neoplasm — Lung, Bronchus | M | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 33 | 44 | 20 |
| F | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | |
| B19(3) Malignant Neoplasm — Breast | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 6 | |
| B19(4) Malignant Neoplasm — Uterus | F | 15 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | -— | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| B19(5) Leukaemia | M | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| B19(6) Other Malignant Neoplasms, etc. | M | 126 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 16 | 30 | 37 | 37 |
| F | 110 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 37 | |
| B20 Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | |
| B21 Diabetes Mellitus | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| F | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| B46(1) Other Endocrine etc. Diseases | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
| B23 Anaemias | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| B46(3) Mental Disorders | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B46(4) Other Diseases of Nervous System, etc. | M | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| F | 14 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| B26 Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | M | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| F | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
| B27 Hypertensive Disease | M | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| F | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 17 | |
| B28 Ischaemic Heart Disease | M | 365 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 37 | 91 | 119 | 107 |
| F | 220 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 63 | 139 | |
| B29 Other Forms of Heart Disease | M | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 14 | 29 |
| F | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 12 | 35 | |