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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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| Causes of Death | All Ages | Under 1 | 1 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 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Tuberculosis, other | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Syphilitic disease | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm uterus | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 2 |
| Other malignant and Lymphatic neoplasms | 33 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| Coronary disease angina | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Other heart diseases | 32 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| Influenza | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 36 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 28 |
| Bronchitis | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Ulcer of stomach and Duodenum | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Totals carried forward | 270 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 11 | 35 | 70 | 144 |