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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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TABLE IV
Causes of Deaths (Males) at various ages, 1966
| Cause of Death | All Ages | Under 4 weeks | 1 month to 1 year | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 |
| 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 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach . . | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| 11. Malignant n'plsm, lungs, bronchus | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 47 | 28 | 19 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 116 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 38 | 37 |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 16. Diabetes | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 45 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | 291 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 28 | 80 | 111 | 68 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 20. Other heart disease | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 12 | 34 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 22 |
| 22. Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23. Pneumonia | 61 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 15 | 35 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 21 | 30 | 25 |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of Prostate | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 32. Other defined & ill-defined diseases | 69 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 19 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | 14 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
| 34. All other accidents | 16 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5 |
| 35. Suicide | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 1077 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 80 | 264 | 320 | 341 |