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
Wood Green 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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| Causes of Death | All Ages | Under 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilitic disease | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malignant neoplasm stomach | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Malignant neoplasm lung, bronchus | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| Malignant neoplasm breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diabetes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 11 | 8 | |
| Coronary disease, angina | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 10 | 13 | 37 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| Other heart diseases | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 15 | 7 | |
| Other circulatory diseases | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| Influenza | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Pneumonia | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 8 | - | ||
| Bronchitis.. | 24 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| Other diseases of respira tory system | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea.. | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Totals carried forward | 280 | 3 | - | - | - | 5 | 25 | 47 | 75 | 123 |