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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
Woolwich 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE NO.6. NET DEATHS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1959
| CAUSES OP DEATH | All Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years | 75 years and upwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | 1542 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 363 | 423 | 653 |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 12 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Tuberculosis ,other | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Syphilitic disease | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Meningococcal infections | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Malignant neoplasm,stomach | 40 | - | - | - | 14 | 11 | 15 | ||
| Malignant neoplasm,lung,bronchus | 67 | - | - | - | 5 | 31 | 19 | 12 | |
| Malignant neoplasm,breast | 25 | - | - | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Malignant neoplasm,uterus | 14 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 152 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 50 | 57 | 40 |
| Leukaemia,aleukaemia | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Diabetes | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 188 | - | - | - | 5 | 30 | 58 | 95 | |
| Coronary disease angina | 305 | - | - | - | 2 | 89 | 104 | 110 | |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 42 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 12 | 26 | |
| Other heart diseases | 152 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 28 | ||||
| Other circulatory disease | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 20 | 47 |
| Influenza | 10 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Pneumonia | 128 | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | 12 | 29 | 77 | |
| Bronchitis | 89 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 23 | 20 | 45 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 13 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 15 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
| Gastritis,enteritis and diarrhoea | 10 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 6 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Hypherplasia of prostate | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| Congenital malformations | 12 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 95 | 21 | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | 24 | 14 | 29 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 21 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| All other accidents | 22 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | ||
| Suicide | 15 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 4 | |
| Homicide and operations of war | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | - | — |
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