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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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Table V
| Causes of Death | All Age | Under 4 s Week | 1 Month to 1 year | 1– | 50– | 15– | 25– | 35– | 45– | 55– | 65– | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 240 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 54 | 71 | 78 | |
| 37 B.46 (3) Mental Disorders | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 38 B.46 (4) Multiple Sclerosis | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 39 B.24 Meningitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 40 B.46 (5) Other Diseases of Nervous System & Sense Organs | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 41 B.25 Active Rheumatic Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 42 B.26 Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 10 | 13 |
| 43 B.27 Hypertensive Disease | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 44 B.28 Ischaemic Heart Disease | 212 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 22 | 59 | 128 |
| 45 B.29 Other Forms of Heart Disease | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 38 |
| 46 B.30 Cerebrovascular Disease . . | 159 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 112 |
| 47 B.46 (6) Other Diseases of the Circulatory System | 64 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 11 | 49 |
| 48 B.31 Influenza | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 B.32 Pneumonia | 100 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 80 |
| 50 B.33 (1) Bronchitis, Emphysema | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
| 51 B.33 (2) Asthma | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 52 B.46 (7) Other Diseases of the | ||||||||||||
| Respiratory System | 16 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 53 B.34 Peptic Ulcer | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 |
| 54 B.35 Appendicitis | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 55 B.36 Intestinal Obstruction & Hernia | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 |
| 56 B.37 Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | – |
| 57 B.46 (8) Other Diseases of the Digestive System | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 58 B.38 Nephritis & Nephrosis | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 59 B.39 Hyperplasia of Prostate | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 60 B.46 (9) Other Diseases of the Genito-Urinary System | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 61 B.40 Abortion | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 62 B.41 Other Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth & Puerperium | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 63 B.46 (10) Diseases of the Skin & Subcutaneous Tissue | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | |
| 64 B.46 (11) Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System & Connective Tissue 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 65 B.42 Congenital Anomalies | 6 | 3 | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | – | – |
| 66 B.43 Birth Injury, Difficult labour, & Other Anoxic & Hypoxic Conditions | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 67 B.44 Other Causes of Perinatal Mortality | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 68 B.45 Symptoms & Ill-defined Conditions | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 69 B.47 Motor Vehicle Accidents | 9 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 70 B.48 All Other Accidents | 7 | – | – | – | 1 | – | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 71 B.49 Suicide & Self-inflicted Injuries | 9 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | |
| 72 B.50 All Other External Causes | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | – |
| TOTAL—All Causes 1042 | 6 | 7 | – | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 45 | 130 | 230 | 586 | |