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
Harrow 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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| Cause of Death | All Ages | Under 4 weeks | month to 1 year | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75-Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3. Syphilitic disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lungs, bronchus | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 53 | 34 | 9 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 116 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 38 | 29 |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 16. Diabetes | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 29 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 27 | 87 | 70 | 59 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 20. Other heart disease | 72 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 37 |
| 21. Other circulatory diseases | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 12 | 24 |
| 22. Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23. Pneumonia | 37 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 65 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 21 |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 13 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 9 |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 29. Hyperplasia of Prostate | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 77 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | — |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | 17 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — |
| 34. All other accidents | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 35. Suicide | 13 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 1,012 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 27 | 84 | 260 | 275 | 311 |