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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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TABLE V
Causes of Death (Females) at various ages 1962
| Cause of Death | All Ages | Under 4 weeks | 1 month to 1 year | Total under 1 year | 1-4 | 5-14 | 5-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65-7 | 75-over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2. | Tuberculosis, other | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3. | Syphilitic disease | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 4. | Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. | Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. | Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8. | Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| 11. | Malignant neoplasm, lungs, bronchus | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| 12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 29 | 12 | 9 |
| 13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 106 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 43 | 17 | 36 |
| 15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 16. | Diabetes | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 23 | 38 | 93 |
| 18. | Coronary disease, angina | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 52 | 80 |
| 19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 17 |
| 20. | Other heart disease | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 21 | 111 |
| 21. | Other circulatory disease | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 15 | 44 |
| 22. | Influenza | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 53 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 38 |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 44 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 24 |
| 25. | Other disease of respiratory system | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| 26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 |
| 27. | Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 |
| 28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of Prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31. | Congenital malformations | 10 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 75 | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 28 |
| 33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| 34. | All other accidents | 16 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 35. | Suicide | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 36. | Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 1,056 | — | 21 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 216 | 240 | 534 | |