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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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Cause of Death | all age | Under 4 weeks | 1 month to 1 year | 1. | 5. | 15. | 25. | 35. | 45. | 55. | 65. | 75. |
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1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 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 & parasitic diseases | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
11. Malignant n'plsm, lungs, bronchus | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 43 | 46 | 24 |
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 125 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 40 |
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
16. Diabetes | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 29 | 40 |
18. Coronary disease, angina | 295 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 36 | 90 | 84 | 76 |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
20. Other heart disease | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 17 | 34 |
21. Other circulatory disease | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 |
22. Influenza | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
23. Pneumonia | 54 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 31 |
24. Bronchitis | 65 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 22 | 23 | 51 |
25. Other diseases of respiratory syster | n 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 |
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 |
27. Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
29. Hyperplasia of Prostate | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31. Congenital malformations | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
32. Other defined & ill.defined disease | s 68 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 13 | 16 | 17 |
33. Motor vehicle accidents | 14 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
34. All other accidents | 13 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
35. Suicide | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
36. Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Total | 1057 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 82 | 270 | 304 | 326 |