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
Shoreditch 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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9.
CAUSES OF DEATH, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION.
| CAUSES OF DEATH | AGES | SEX | Total deaths due to each cause. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 to 75 | Over 75 | Males | Females | ||
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| 2. Tuberculosis, other forms | |||||||||||
| 3. Syphilitic disease | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 4. Diphtheria | - | ||||||||||
| 5. Whooping cough | |||||||||||
| 6. Meningococcal infections | |||||||||||
| 7. Acute poliomyelitis | |||||||||||
| 8. Measles | |||||||||||
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | |||||||||||
| 10. Malignant neoplasm,stomach | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | |||||
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 1 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 35 | ||||
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatis neoplasms | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 37 | ||
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 16. Diabetes | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 5 | 18 | 30 | 22 | 31 | 53 | |||||
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | 4 | 20 | 26 | 39 | 57 | 32 | 89 | ||||
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||||||
| 20. Other heart disease | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 13 | 29 | ||||
| 21. Other circulatory diseases | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 18 | |||||
| 22. Influenza | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 23. Pneumonia | 1 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 15 | 25 | 40 | ||||
| 24. Bronchitis | 1 | 19 | 16 | 43 | 54 | 25 | 79 | ||||
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||
| 28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | |||||||||||
| 31. Congenital malformations | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||
| 32. Other defined and ill- defined diseases | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 37 | |||
| 33. Motor Vehicle accidents | 1 | 2 | l | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| 34. All other accidents | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||||
| 35. Suicide | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | |||||||||||
| Total Deaths (all causes) | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 118 | 128 | 250 | 279 | 252 | 531 |