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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

Finchley 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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Table: CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1953

CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1953

No.CAUSES OF DEATHNET DEATHS AT THE SUBJOINED AGES OF "RESIDENTS" WHETHER OCCURRING WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT
Allt CertifiedAH AgesUnder 4 months4 months and under 1 year1 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 4545 and under 6565 and under 7575 and upwards
' Uncertified
1.Tuberculosis, Respiratory11............12413
2Tuberculosis. Other..............................
3Syphilitic Disease1........................1
4.Diphtheria..............................
5.Whooping Cough..............................
6.Meningococcal Infections..............................
7.Acute PoliomyeJitis ...3.........1...2.........
8.Measles..............................
9.Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases1..................1......
10.Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach14..................383
11.„ „ Lung, Bronchus27...............11367
12.„ „ Breast16..................457
13.„ Uterus4..................112
14.Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms88.........1...3323418
15.Leukaemia, Aleukæmia4..................13...
16.Diabetes5.....................23
17.Vascular Lesions of Nervous System82...............1182439
18.Coronary Disease. Angina148...............3355258
19.Hypertension with Heart Disease26..................6911
20.Other Heart Disease93...............161658
21.Other Circulatory Disease40...............171022
22Influenza11..................236
21Pneumonia39221......51118
24.Bronchitis48......3.........91917
25.Other Diseases of Respiratory System4...............121...
26.Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum12..................651
27.Gastritis. Enteritis and Diarrhœa41...............1...2
28.Nephritis and Nephrosis7..................322
29.Hyperplasia of Prostate3..................2...1
30.Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion1........................
31.Congenital Malformations642.....................
32.Other Defined and Ill-Defined Diseases429.1...47713
33.Motor Vehicle Accidents9211212
34.All Other Accidents12......17...1234
35.Suicide4............1...3......
36.Homicide and Operations of War .................................
Total76516466423185223298

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