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 Finchley]
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1956
No. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | NET DEATHS AT THE SUBJOINED AGES OF " RESIDENTS " WHETHER OCCURRING WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT. | |||||||||
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All Ages | Under 4 months | 4 months and under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and under 75 | 75 and upwards | ||
1. | Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 8 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
2. | Tuberculosis, Other | ..... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | |
3. | Syphilitic Disease | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... |
4. | Diphtheria | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | |
5. | Whooping Cough | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | |
6. | Meningococcal Infections | 1 | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | |
7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | |
8. | Measles | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ||
9. | Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 4 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | |
10. | Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 13 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 6 | 5 | 2 | ||
11. | Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | 33 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 17 | |||
12. | Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | 22 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 11 | 7 | 3 | |
13. | Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | 2 | ....... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... |
14. | Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 82 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 3 | 19 | 28 | ||
15. | Leukaemia, Aleukæmia | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 1 | |
16. | Diabetes | 3 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 2 | |
17. | Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 117 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 14 | 40 | 62 | ||
18. | Coronary Disease, Angina | 132 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 33 | 44 | 55 | ||
19. | Hypertension with Heart Disease | 27 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 5 | 6 | 16 |
20. | Other Heart Disease | 124 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 13 | 17 | 93 |
21. | Other Circulatory Disease | 42 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 5 | ||||
22. | Influenza | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 1 | |
23. | Pneumonia | 30 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 5 | 24 |
24. | Bronchitis | 55 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 8 | 18 | 29 | ||
25. | Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 5 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 | 3 | |
26. | Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 9 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ....... | 1 | 4 | 4 |
27. | Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 3 | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 | - | |
28. | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | 1 | |
29. | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 11 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 10 | |
30. | Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | - | |
31. | Congenital Malformations | 2 | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | - | |
32. | Other Defined and Ill-Defined Diseases | 61 | 5 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 4 | 14 | 13 | 24 | |
33. | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 10 | ...... | ...... | 2 | 2 | ...... | 3 | 1 | ||
34. | All Other Accidents | 15 | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 3 | 4 | 6 |
35. | Suicide | 10 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
36. | Homicide and Operations of War | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | 1 | ...... | - |
Totals | 831 | 9 | 3 | ...... | 3 | 3 | 22 | 161 | 232 | 398 |
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