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 1960
[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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm stomach | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Malignant neoplasm lung, bronchus | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
| Malignant neoplasm breast | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaeraia | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Diabetes | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 28 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Other heart diseases | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 10 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 18 | 9 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Totals carried forward | 257 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 53 | 81 | 93 |