Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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Year | Birth Rate | Death Rate | Infant Mortality Rate | |||
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Harrow | England and Wales | Harrow | England and Wales | Harrow | England and Wales | |
1955 | 12.9 | 15.0 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 17. 6 | 24.9 |
1956 | 13.1 | 15.6 | 10.5 | 11.7 | 21.1 | 23.7 |
1957 | 13.2 | 16.1 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 23.1 |
1958 | 13.5 | 16.4 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 17.0 | 22.6 |
1959 | 14.1 | 16.5 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 15.0 | 22.2 |
1960 | 14.9 | 17.1 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 18.6 | 21.9 |
1961 | 15.3 | 17.4 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 18.1 | 21.4 |
1962 | 16.1 | 18.0 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 22.5 | 20.7 |
1963 | 15.5 | 18.2 | 11 .2 | 12.2 | 16.3 | 21.6 |
1964 | 16.2 | 18.4 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 30.0 |
1965 | 16.1 | 18.1 | 10.1 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 19.0 |
Cause of Death | Males | Females | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | 5 | — | 5 |
2. Tuberculosis, other | — | — | — |
3. Syphilitic disease | 1 | 2 | 3 |
4. Diphtheria | — | — | — |
5. Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
6. Meningococcal Infections | — | — | — |
7. Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
8. Measles | — | — | — |
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | — | 1 |
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 33 | 21 | 54 |
11. Malignant neoplasm, lungs, bronchus | 124 | 31 | 155 |
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | 55 | 55 |
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 5 | 5 |
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 125 | 86 | 211 |
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 7 | 3 | 10 |
16. Diabetes | 2 | 9 | 11 |
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 90 | 171 | 261 |
18. Coronary disease, angina | 295 | 174 | 469 |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | 4 | 19 | 23 |
20. Other heart disease | 62 | 114 | 176 |
21. Other circulatory disease | 40 | 57 | 97 |
22. Influenza | 4 | — | 4 |
23. Pneumonia | 54 | 64 | 118 |
24. Bronchitis | 65 | 29 | 94 |
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 12 | 5 | 17 |
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 12 | 5 | 17 |
27. Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 4 | 8 | 12 |
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 4 | 2 | 6 |
29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 4 | 4 | |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | 2 | 2 |
31. Congenital malformations | 6 | 9 | 15 |
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 68 | 76 | 144 |
33. Motor vehicle accidents | 14 | 11 | 25 |
34. All other accidents | 13 | 8 | 21 |
35. Suicide | 8 | 9 | 17 |
36. Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — |
Total | 1,057 | 975 | 2,032 |