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 1961
CAUSES OF DEATH | All Ages | Under 1 year | 1-2 years | 3-5 years | 6-15 years | 16-25 years | 26-45 years | 46-65 years | 66 and over |
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Tuberculosis, respiratory | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 |
Tuberculosis, other | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Syphilitic disease | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... |
Diphtheria | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Whooping Cough | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Meningococcal Infections | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Acute Poliomyelitis | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Measles | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 |
Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 12 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 5 | 7 |
24 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 | 10 | 12 | |
...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 8 | ||
...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | |
Other Malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 35 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 5 | 11 | 19 |
Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 6 | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 4 |
Diabetes | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 |
Vascular lesions of nervous system | 55 | 2 | ...... | ...... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 41 |
Coronary disease, angina | 71 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 | 17 | 52 |
Hypertension with heart disease | 9 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Other heart disease | 70 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 4 | 7 | 59 |
Other circulatory disease | 21 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 5 | 14 | |
Influenza | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... |
Pneumonia | 24 | 2 | ...... | 1 | 1 | ...... | 2 | 1 | 17 |
Bronchitis | 17 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 | 15 |
Other diseases of the respiratory system | 3 | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 1 |
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 | |
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 3 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nephritis and nephrosis | 5 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 3 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | 2 |
Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Congenital malformations | 4 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ||
Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 31 | 1 | ...... | 1 | 1 | ...... | 1 | 25 | |
Motor vehicle accidents | 5 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | 4 |
All other accidents | 12 | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 | 2 | ...... | 6 |
Suicide | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... |
Homicide and operations of war | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Totals | 428 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 81 | 300 |
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