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 Bromley]
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Causes of Death at different periods of life for 1965—
Causes of Death | Sex | All ages | Under four weeks | Four weeks and under 1 year | Age in Years | ||||||||
1 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75 and over | |||||
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 17 | 13 | 21 | |
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | F | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | 149 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 42 | 60 |
F | 169 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 47 | 64 | |
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | M | 12 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
F | 15 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
16. Diabetes | M | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 7 |
F | 14 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
17. Vascularlesions nervous system | M | 121 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 8 | 18 | 25 | 69 |
F | 231 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 12 | 17 | 48 | 151 | |
18. Coronary disease, angina | M | 346 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 35 | 100 | 92 | 109 |
F | 278 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 26 | 72 | 174 | |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | M | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 8 |
F | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 17 | |
20. Other heart disease | M | 106 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 59 |
F | 213 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 162 | |
21. Other circulatory disease | M | 76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 38 |
F | 103 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 7 | 20 | 70 | |
22. Influenza | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
23. Pneumonia | M | 117 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | ?4 | 84 |
F | 174 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 18 | 142 | |
24. Bronchitis | M | 97 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 20 | 40 | 33 |
F | 29 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 19 | |
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | M | 21 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 7 |
F | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | |
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 5 | 6 |
F | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 7 | |
27. Gastritis, enteritis & diarrhoea | M | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
F | 8 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
28. Nephritis & nephrosis | M | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 3 | - | 1 |
F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
29. Hyperplasia of prostate | M | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | F | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
31. Congenital malformations | M | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
F | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | |
32. Othe defined & Ill-defined diseases | M | 87 | 31 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 17 |
F | 126 | 20 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 59 | |
33. Motor vehicle accidents | M | 32 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
F | 11 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
34. All other accidents | M | 16 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
F | 14 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
35. Suicide | M | 21 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | ? | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
F | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
36. Homicide & operations of war | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
All causes | M | 1,484 | 40 | 7 | ? | 3 | 19 | 17 | 35 | 111 | 303 | 383 | 564 |
F | 1,627 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 84 | 165 | 331 | 952 |