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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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| Causes of Death | Males | Females | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.1 | Cholera | - | - | - | |
| 2 | B.2 | Typhoid Fever | - | - | - |
| 3 | B.3 | Bacillary Dysentery and Amoebiasis | - | - | - |
| 4 | B.4 | Enteritis and other Diarrhoeal Diseases | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | B.5 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 7 | - | 7 |
| B.6 | Other Tuberculosis, including Late Effects | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 | B.7 | Plague | - | - | - |
| 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.l 3 | Smallpox | - | - | - |
| 14 | B.14 | Measles | _ | — | - |
| 15 | B.l5 | Typhus and Other Rickettsioses | — | - | _ |
| 16 | B.16 | Malaria | — | — | — |
| 17 | B.l7 | Syphilis and its sequelae | 1 | - | 1 |
| 18 | B.18 | All Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| 19 | B.19 | (1) Malignant Neoplasm—Buccal Cavity | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 20 | B.19 | (2) Malignant Neoplasm—Oesophagus | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 21 | B.19 | (3) Malignant Neoplasm—Stomach | 20 | 12 | 32 |
| 22 | B.19 | (4) Malignant Neoplasm—Intestine | 17 | 42 | 59 |
| 23 | B.19 | (5) Malignant Neoplasm—Larynx | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | B.19 | (6) Malignant Neoplasm—Lung, Bronchus | 124 | 85 | 159 |
| 25 | B.19 | (7) Malignant Neoplasm—Breast | 2 | 51 | 53 |
| 26 | B.19 | (8) Malignant Neoplasm—Uterus | — | 13 | 13 |
| 27 | B.19 | (9) Malignant Neoplasm—Prostate | 12 | — | 12 |
| 28 | B.19 | (10) Leukaemia | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 29 | B.19 | (11) Other Malignant Neoplasms | 63 | 73 | 136 |
| 30 | B.20 | Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | B.21 | Diabetes Mellitus | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 32 | B.22 | Avitaminoses and Other Nutritional Deficiency | - | - | - |
| 33 | B.46 | (1) Other Endocrine, Nutritional & Metabolic Diseas | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 34 | B.23 | Anaemias | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | B.46 | (2) Other Diseases of Blood and Blood-forming Organ | - | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | B.46 | (3) Mental Disorders | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | B.24 | Meningitis | 1 | - | 1 |
| 38 | B.46 | (5) Other Diseases of Nervous System & Sense Organ | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 39 | B.25 | Active Rheumatic Fever | - | — | — |
| 40 | B.26 | Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| 41 | B.27 | Hypertensive Disease | 18 | 28 | 46 |
| 42 | B.28 | Ischaemic Heart Disease | 317 | 231 | 548 |
| 43 | B.29 | Other Forms of Heart Disease | 24 | 49 | 73 |
| 44 | B.30 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 97 | 170 | 267 |
| 45 | B.46 | (5) Other Diseases of the Circulatory System | 46 | 63 | 109 |
| 46 | B.31 | Influenza | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 47 | B.32 | Pneumonia | 71 | 99 | 170 |
| 48 | B.33 | (1) Bronchitis, Emphysema | 64 | 26 | 90 |
| 49 | B.33 | (2) Asthma | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 50 | B.46 | (6) Other Diseases of the Respiratory System | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 51 | B.34 | Peptic Ulcer | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 52 | B.35 | Appendicitis | - | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | B.36 | Intestinal Obstruction and Hernia | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 54 | B.37 | Cirrhosis of Liver | - | 7 | 7 |
| 55 | B.46 | (7) Other Diseases of the Digestive System | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| 56 | B.38 | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 57 | B.39 | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 2 | - | 2 |
| 58 | B.46 | (8) Other Diseases of the Genito-Urinary System | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 59 | B.40 | Abortion | — | - | - |
| B.41 | Other Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Puerperium | - | - | - | |
| 61 | B.46 | (9) Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 62 | B.46 | (10) Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 63 | B.42 | Congenital Anomalies | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 64 | B.43 | Birth Injury, Difficult Labour, and Other Anoxic an Hypoxic Conditions | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 65 | B.44 | Other Causes of Perinatal Mortality | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| B.45 | Symptoms and Ill-defined Conditions | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 67 | B.47 | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 22 | 6 | 28 |
| 68 | B.48 | All Other Accidents | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| 69 | B.49 | Suicide and Self-inflicted Injuries | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 70 | B.50 | All Other External Causes | — | 4 | 4 |
| 71 | B.46 | (4) Multiple Sclerosis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 1,046 | 1,077 | 2,123 |