Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]
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TABLE II
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1958
| CAUSES OF DEATH | All Ages | Under 1 year | 1-2 years | 2-5 years | 5-15 years | 15-25 years | 25-45 years | 45-65 years | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | 1 | ...... |
| Tuberculosis, other | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... |
| Syphilitic disease | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
| Diphtheria | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
| Whooping Cough | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
| Meningococcal infections | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
| Acute poliomyelitis | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
| Measles | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 11 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 3 | 8 |
| „ „ , lung, bronchus | 15 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 7 | 8 |
| „ „ , breast | 13 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 7 | 6 |
| „ „ , uterus | 6 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 5 |
| Other Malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 42 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 1 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 53 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 12 | 41 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 61 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 24 | 37 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 12 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 | 10 |
| Other heart disease | 75 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 8 | 66 |
| Other circulatory disease | 28 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| Influenza | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
| Pneumonia | 14 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Bronchitis | 13 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 | 11 |
| Other diseases of the respiratory system | 4 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | 2 | 1 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 3 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 2 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 3 | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 1 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 1 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... |
| Congenital malformations | 1 | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
| Other defined and ill defined diseases | 23 | ...... | ...... | 1 | 1 | ...... | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 |
| All other accidents | 7 | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 5 |
| Suicide | 7 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 6 | 1 |
| Homicide and operations of war | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
| Totals | 405 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 115 | 274 |
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