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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
Croydon 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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REGISTRAR GENERAL'S TABLE OF DEATHS ACCORDING TO CAUSE, AGE AND SEX
| CAUSE OF DEATH | Sex | Total all ages | Under 4 Weeks | 4 weeks and under 1 year | AGE IN YEARS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I_ | 5_ | 15_ | 25_ | 35_ | 45_ | 55_ | 65_ | 75 & over | |||||
| 1. Tuberculosis, (Respiratory) | M | 16 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| F | 5 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | 2 | _ | |
| 2. Tuberculosis (other forms) | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| 3. syphilitic Disease | M | 4 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 3 | _ | 1 |
| F | 5 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 3 | |
| 4. Diphtheria | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| 6. Meningococcal Infections | M | 2 | _ | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| 8. Measles | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| 9. Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | M | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
| F | 4 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | |
| 38 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 7 | |||
| 10. Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | M | 41 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 10 | ||
| F | 28 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | |
| 11. Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | M | 154 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 20 | 66 | 38 | 28 | ||
| F | 29 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 8 | 6 | 11 | 4 | |
| 12. Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| F | 58 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 15 | |
| 13. Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | F | 16 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 14. Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | M | 130 | _ | _ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 47 | |
| F | 130 | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | _ | 1 | 4 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 45 | |
| 15. Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | M | 6 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 3 | _ | 1 | 1 |
| F | 7 | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 2 | |
| Total all forms of Can cer | 599 | _ | _ | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 90 | 157 | 148 | 173 | |
| 16. Diabetes | M | 7 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 5 | |
| F | 8 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 17. Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | M | 135 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 74 | |
| F | 344 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 6 | 23 | 71 | 244 | |
| 18. Coronary Disease, Angina | M | 326 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 10 | 42 | 71 | 81 | 122 |
| F | 224 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 21 | 56 | 144 | |
| 19. Hypertension with Heart Disease | M | 24 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| F | 33 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 6 | 27 | |
| 20. Other Heart Disease | M | 109 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 73 |
| F | 245 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 185 | |
| 21. Other Circulatory Disease | M | 54 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 7 | 17 | 29 |
| F | 110 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 76 | |
| 1125 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 17 | 143 | 666 | ||||