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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
Harrow 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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The following table gives the percentage of deaths at certain age periods, with the corresponding rates for England and Wales for the year 1936 :—
| Age periods. | Percentage of Total Deaths. Local, 1937. England and Wales, 1936. | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 8..2 | 7. |
| 1-4 | 1.7 | 2. |
| 5-14 | 2.4 | 2. |
| 15-24 | 4.3 | 3. |
| 25-34 | 5.8 | 3.1 |
| 35-44 | 7.6 | 5.1 |
| 45-54 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| 55-64 | 15.8 | 16.6 |
| 65-74 | 22.5 | 24.0 |
| 75 and over | 21.8 | 26.5 |
The commonest causes of deaths are shown in the following table, in which the local rates for certain causes are compared with those of England and Wales for the year 1936, the figures representing the percentage of deaths from the particular cause of total deaths:—
| Local, 1937. | England and Wales, 1936. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Diseases of the heart and circulatory | ||
| system | 244 | 317 |
| 2. Malignant disease | 167 | 134 |
| 3. Bronchitis, pneumonia and other | ||
| respiratory diseases | 85 | 102 |
| 4. All forms of tuberculosis | 66 | 57 |