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 1965
[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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |