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
Edmonton 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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FEMALES
| Causes of Death | ALL AGES | to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Tuberculosis, other | ||||||||||||
| Syphilitic disease | ||||||||||||
| Diphtheria | ||||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | ||||||||||||
| Meningococcal infections | ||||||||||||
| Acute Poliomyelitis | ||||||||||||
| Measles | ||||||||||||
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | ||||||||||||
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 44 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 14 | |||||
| Leukaemia, aleukæmia | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Diabetes | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 63 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 25 | |||||
| Coronary disease, angina | 45 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 12 | ||||||
| Hypertension with heart disease | 8 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| Other heart diseases | 72 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 50 | |||||||
| Other circulatory disease | 14 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||||||
| Influenza | ||||||||||||
| Pneumonia | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | ||||
| Bronchitis | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||
| Other disease of respiratory system | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Hyperplasia of prostate | ||||||||||||
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Congenital malformations | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |||||
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| All other accidents | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Suicide | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Homicide and operations of war | ||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 380 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 45 | 117 | 160 |