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 III
Deaths of Harrow Residents during 1969 — Registrar General's Return
Causes of Death | Males | Females | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | B.1 | Cholera | — | — | — |
2 | B.2 | Typhoid Fever | — | — | — |
3 | B.3 | Bacillary Dysentery and Amoebiasis | — | — | — |
4 | B.4 | Enteritis and other Diarrhoeal Diseases | 2 | — | 2 |
5 | B.5 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 1 | 2 | 3 |
6 | B.6 | Other Tuberculosis, including Late Effects | 2 | 1 | 3 |
7 | B.7 | Plague | — | — | — |
8 | B.8 | Diphtheria | — | — | — |
9 | B.9 | Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
10 | B.10 | Streptococcal Sore Throat and Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
11 | B.11 | Meningococcal Infection | — | — | —' |
12 | B.12 | Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
13 | B.13 | Smallpox | — | — | — |
14 | B.14 | Measles | — | — | — |
15 | B.15 | Typhus and Other Rickettsioses | — | — | — |
16 | B.16 | Malaria | — | — | — |
17 | B.17 | Syphilis and its sequelae | 1 | — | 1 |
18 | B.18 | All Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 7 | 2 | 9 |
19 | B.19 | (1) Malignant Neoplasm—Buccal Cavity | 1 | 3 | 4 |
20 | B.19 | (2) Malignant Neoplasm—Oesophagus | 3 | 4 | 7 |
21 | B.19 | (3) Malignant Neoplasm—Stomach | 46 | 17 | 63 |
22 | B.19 | (4) Malignant Neoplasm—Intestine | 27 | 32 | 59 |
23 | B.19 | (5) Malignant Neoplasm—Larynx | 1 | 1 | 2 |
24 | B.19 | (6) Malignant Neoplasm—Lung, Bronchus | 118 | 18 | 136 |
25 | B.19 | (7) Malignant Neoplasm—Breast | — | 52 | 52 |
26 | B.19 | (8) Malignant Neoplasm—Uterus | — | 9 | 9 |
27 | B.19 | (9) Malignant Neoplasm—Prostate | 11 | — | 11 |
28 | B.19 | (10) Leukaemia | 5 | 5 | 10 |
29 | B.19 | (11) Other Malignant Neoplasms | 60 | 67 | 127 |
30 | B.20 | Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms | 6 | 1 | 7 |
31 | B.21 | Diabetes Mellitus | 5 | 5 | 10 |
32 | B.22 | Avitaminoses and Other Nutritional Deficiency | — | — | — |
33 | B.46 | (1) Other Endocrine, Nutritional & Metabolic Diseases | 1 | 5 | 6 |
34 | B.23 | Anaemias | 2 | 5 | 7 |
35 | B.46 | (2) Other Diseases of Blood and Blood—forming Organs | 1 | — | 1 |
36 | B.46 | (3) Mental Disorders | 1 | 1 | 2 |
37 | B.24 | Meningitis | 1 | — | 1 |
38 | B.46 | (4) Other Diseases of Nervous System & Sense Organs | 13 | 14 | 27 |
39 | B.25 | Active Rheumatic Fever | — | — | — |
40 | B.26 | Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | 21 | 18 | 39 |
41 | B.27 | Hypertensive Disease | 24 | 29 | 53 |
42 | B.28 | Ischaemic Heart Disease | 325 | 229 | 554 |
43 | B.29 | Other Forms of Heart Disease | 44 | 75 | 119 |
44 | B.30 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 109 | 165 | 274 |
45 | B.46 | (5) Other Diseases of the Circulatory System | 38 | 66 | 104 |
46 | B.31 | Influenza | 9 | 10 | 19 |
47 | B.32 | Pneumonia | 52 | 75 | 127 |
48 | B.33 | (1) Bronchitis, Emphysema | 90 | 20 | 110 |
49 | B.33 | (2) Asthma | 1 | 3 | 4 |
50 | B.46 | (6) Other Diseases of the Respiratory System | 9 | 13 | 22 |
51 | B.34 | Peptic Ulcer | 10 | 5 | 15 |
52 | B.35 | Appendicitis | — | 1 | 1 |
53 | B.36 | Intestinal Obstruction and Hernia | 5 | 9 | 14 |
54 | B.37 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | 1 | 5 |
55 | B.46 | (7) Other Diseases of the Digestive System | 7 | 18 | 25 |
56 | B.38 | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 4 | 3 | 7 |
57 | B.39 | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 1 | — | 1 |
58 | B.46 | (8) Other Diseases of the Genito—Urinary System | 6 | 7 | 13 |
59 | B.40 | Abortion | — | — | — |
60 | B.41 | Other Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Puerperium | — | — | — |
61 | B.46 | (9) Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | — | 1 | 1 |
62 | B.46 | (10) Diseases of the Musculo—Skeletal System and Connective Tissue | 2 | 5 | 7 |
63 | B.42 | Congenital Anomalies | 9 | 6 | 15 |
64 | B.43 | Birth Injury, Difficult Labour, and Other Anoxic and Hypoxic Conditions | 3 | 6 | 9 |
65 | B.44 | Other Causes of Perinatal Mortality | 5 | 1 | 6 |
66 | B.45 | Symptoms and Ill—defined Conditions | 1 | 3 | 4 |
67 | B.47 | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 13 | 2 | 15 |
68 | B.48 | All Other Accidents | 9 | 6 | 15 |
69 | B.49 | Suicide and Self—inflicted Injuries | 7 | 7 | 14 |
70 | B.50 | All Other External Causes | 3 | 4 | 7 |
TOTAL | 1,126 | 1,032 | 2,158 |