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- | 65- | 75- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 263 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 71 | 69 | 75 | |
| 33 | B.46 (4) Other Diseases of Nervous System & Sense Organs | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | — | 3 |
| 34 | B.25 Active Rheumatic Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | B.26 Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 36 | B.27 Hypertensive Disease | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 23 |
| 37 | B.28 Ischaemic Heart Disease | 231 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 23 | 59 | 145 |
| 38 | B.29 Other Forms of Heart Disease | 74 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 63 |
| 39 | B.30 Cerebrovascular Disease | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 132 |
| 40 | B.46 (5) Other Diseases of the Circulatory System | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 43 |
| 41 | B.31 Influenza | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 |
| 42 | B.32 Pneumonia | 72 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 16 | 49 |
| 43 | B.33 (1) Bronchitis, Emphysema .. | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 44 | B.33 (2) Asthma | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| 45 | B.46 (6) Other Diseases of the Respiratory System | 10 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 46 | B.34 Peptic Ulcer | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 47 | B.35 Appendicitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 48 | B.36 Intestinal Obstruction & Hernia | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 49 | B.37 Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 50 | B.46 (7) Other Diseases of the Digestive System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 51 | B.38 Nephritis & Nephrosis | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 52 | B.39 Hyperplasia of Prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 53 | B.46 (8) Other Diseases of the Genito-Urinary System | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 8 |
| 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 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 58 | B.42 Congenital Anomalies | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 59 | B.43 Birth Injury, Difficult labour, & Other Anoxic & Hypoxic Conditions | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 60 | B.44 Other Causes of Perinatal Mortality | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 61 | B.45 Symptoms & Ill-defined Conditions | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 62 | B.47 Motor Vehicle Accidents | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6J | B.48 All Other Accidents | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 5 |
| 64 | B.49 Suicide & Self-inflicted Injuries | 11 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 65 | B.50 All Other External Causes | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| TOTAL—All Causes | 1,115 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 54 | 146 | 231 | 624 | |