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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. Over |
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1. Tubercolusis, respiratory | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2. Tuberculosis, other | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3. Syphilitic disease | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
4. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5. Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6. Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7. Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9. Other infective & parasitic diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 21 |
11. Malignant n'plsm, lungs, bronchus | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 10 |
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 9 | 18 | 26 | 30 |
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
16. Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 171 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 16 | 44 | 106 |
18. Coronary disease, angina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 22 | 48 | 98 |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 |
20. Other heart disease | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 17 | 88 |
21. Other circulatory disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 40 |
22. Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23. Pneumonia | 64 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 11 | 46 |
24. Bronchitis | 29 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
25. Other diseases of respiratory systen | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
27. Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 |
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
29. Hyperplasia of Prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
31. Congenital malformations | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
32. Other defined & ill.defined diseases | 76 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 32 |
33. Motor vehicle accidents | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 |
34. All other accidents | 8 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 |
35. Suicide | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — |
36. Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total | 975 | 10 | — | 6 | — | 7 | 7 | 14 | 48 | 132 | 220 | 531 |