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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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| Causes of Death | All Ages | Under 4 Weeks | 1 Month to 1 year | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 63- | 75- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 284 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 77 | 93 | 74 | ||
| 33 | B.46 | (4) Other Diseases of Nervous System & Sense Organs | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | B.25 | Active Rheumatic Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | B.26 | Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 36 | B.27 | Hypertensive Disease . . | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 |
| 37 | B.28 | Ischaemic Heart Disease | 305 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 29 | 84 | 96 | 93 |
| 38 | B.29 | Other Forms of Heart Disease | 47 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| 39 | B.30 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 24 | 38 | 46 |
| 40 | B.46 | (5) Other Diseases of the Circulatory System | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 17 |
| 41 | B.31 | Influenza | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| 42 | B.32 | Pneumonia | 55 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 34 |
| 43 | B.33 | (1) Bronchitis, Emphysema | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 28 | 22 |
| 44 | B.33 | (2) Asthma | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 45 | B.46 | (6) Other Diseases of the Respiratory System | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 46 | B.34 | Peptic Ulcer | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 47 | B.35 | Appendicitis | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | B.36 | Intestinal Obstruction & Hernia | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| 49 | B.37 | Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | B.46 | (7) Other Diseases of the Digestive System | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 51 | B.38 | Nephritis & Nephrosis | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 52 | B.39 | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| 53 | B.46 | (8) Other Diseases of the Genito-Urinary System | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| 54 | B.40 | Abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 55 | B.41 | Other Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth & puer- perium | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 56 | B.46 | (9) Diseases of the Skin & Subcutaneous Tissue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 57 | B.46 | (10) Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System & Connective Tissue | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | B.42 | Congenital Anomalies | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | —_ |
| 59 | B.43 | Birth Injury, Difficult labour, & Other Anoxic & Hypoxic Conditions | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 60 | B.44 | Other Causes of Perinatal Mortality | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 61 | B.45 | Symptoms & III-defined | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 62 | B.47 | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 19 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 63 | B.48 | All Other Accidents | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 |
| 64 | B.49 | Suicide & Self-inflicted Injuries | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | B.50 | All Other External Causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TOTAL—All Causes | 1,060 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 82 | 242 | 312 | 362 | ||