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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TABLE IV Causes of Deaths (Males) at various ages, 1967
—Cause of Death | All Ages | Under 4 weeks | 1 montf to 1 year | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 5- | 55- | 65- | 75- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
2. Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
3. Syphilitic disease | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 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 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | —1— | ——— | —2— | —6 | 8 | 6 |
11. Malignant n'plsm, lungs, bronchus | 107 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 11 | 32 | 37 | 25 |
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
—14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 123 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 32 | 40 |
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - |
16. Diabetes | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 92 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 48 |
18. Coronary disease, angina | 297 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 36 | 93 | 92 | 69 |
19. Hypertension with heart disease. . | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 |
20. Other heart disease | 46 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 |
21. Other circulatory disease | 45 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 |
22. Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
23. Pneumonia | 37 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 11 | 19 |
24. Bronchitis | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 11 | 29 | 22 |
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 3 |
27. Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | - |
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
29. Hyperplasia of Prostate | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
31. Congenital malformations | 6 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
32. Other defined & ill-defined diseases | 84 | 19 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 24 |
33. Motor vehicle accidents | 17 | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
34. All other accidents | 12 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
35. Suicide | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
36. Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 1,021 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 92 | 230 | 291 | 311 |