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
Waltham Forest 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE -1972
| I.C.D. CAUSE HEADING | CAUSE OF DEATH | TOTA L (ALL AGES) | AGE GROUPS - MALES | 1 | AGE GROUPS - FEMALES | TOTA L FEMALES | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNDER 1 | 1 -4 | 5-1 4 | 1 5- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75 + | TOTAL MA LES | UN DER 1 | 1 -4 | 5-1 4 | 1 5- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75 + | ||||
| 24 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 24 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 74 | |||||||||||||
| B4 | Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| B5 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B6(l) | Late effects of respiratory T.B. | 1 | - | - | - | . | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | . |
| B 1 1 | Meningococcal infection | 1 | - | . | . | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | _ | - | - | . | - | - | 1 |
| BI4 | Measles | 1 | . | - | - | . | - | - | - | . | - | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | | | |||||||
| B1 7 | Syphilis and its sequelae | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | _ | . | . | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| B18 | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| B19( 1) | Malignant neoplasm, buccal cavity etc. | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | . | _ | - | - | 2 | . | 2 | 4 |
| B 19( 2) | Malignant neoplasm, oesophagus | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| B19( 3) | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 69 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 9 | 20 | 12 | 42 | - | . | . | . | . | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 27 |
| B19(4) | Malignant neoplasm, intestine | 84 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | | 36 | . | _ | . | . | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 48 |
| B19(5) | Malignant neoplasm, larynx | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | . | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| B19(6) | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 188 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 43 | 63 | 43 | 157 | - | - | . | - | . | . | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 31 |
| B19(7) | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | - | - | _ | _ | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 62 |
| B 1 9(8) | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 18 | - | - | - | . | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| B19(9) | Malignant neoplasm, prostate | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| BI9( 10) | Leukaemia | 13 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | . | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| BI9( 1 1) | Other malignant neoplasms | 153 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 67 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 86 |
| B20 | Benign and unspecified neoplasms | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| B2I | Diabetes mellitis | 28 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
| B46( 1) | Other endocrine etc. diseases | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| B23 | Anaemias | 1 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | . | _ | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| B46(2) | Other diseases of blood etc. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | . | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B46(3) | Mental disorders | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| B24 | Meningitis | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B46(4) | Mjltiple sclerosis | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | . | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| B46( 5) B26 | Other diseases of nervous system | 24 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | . | 2 | 1 | 6 | - | 1 | I | - | . | _ | . | - | 5 | 1 1 | 18 |
| Chronic rheumatic heart d'sease | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 1 | - | . | _ | - | _ | - | - | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | |
| B27 | Hypertensive disease | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 8 | 10 | 23 | - | - | . | - | - | - | - | 7 | 10 | 25 | 42 |
| B28 | Ischaemic heart disease | 678 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 37 | 86 | 152 | 1 17 | 400 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 24 | 71 | 173 | 278 |
| B29 | Other forms of heart disease | 189 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 102 | 127 |
| B30 | Cerebrovascular disease | 298 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 36 | 49 | 1 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 15 | 47 | 123 | 188 |
| B46(6) | Other diseases of circulatory system | 107 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | . | 3 | 1 4 | 49 | 66 |
| B3I | Influenza | 13 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| B32 | Pneumon ia | 427 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | 40 | 104 | 166 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 207 | 261 |
| B 3 3( 1) | Bronchitis and emphysema | 180 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 20 | 40 | 63 | 124 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 56 |
| B33(2) | Asthma | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | . | 2 | - | . | . | 2 |
| B46(7) | Other diseases of respiratory system | 37 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 15 | 23 |
| B34 | Peptic ulcer | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| B35 | Appendiciti s | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | 2 |
| B36 | Intestinal obstruction and hernia | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | . | . | . | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| B37 | Cirrhosis of 1 iver | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | . | . | - | - | - | - | . | . | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | 4 |
| B46(8) | Other diseases of digestive system | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| B38 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 14 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| B39 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B6(9) | Other diseases, genito-urinary system | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| B4I | Other complications of pregnancy etc. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | . | - | - | - | - | - | . | - | 1 | - | . | . | . | 1 | |
| B46( 1 1) | Diseases of Musculo-skeletal system | 1 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | . | . | . | 4 | 7 | 1 1 |
| B42 | Congenital anomalies | 21 | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | 5 | . | 2 | . | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | . | . | 10 |
| B43 | Birth injury, difficult labour etc. | 12 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| B44 | Other causes of perinatal mortality | 16 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| B45 | Symptoms and ill defined conditions | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| BE 47 | Motor vehicle accidents | 41 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | . | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| BE 48 | All other accidents | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | I | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | 14 | 23 |
| BE49 | Suicide and self-inflicted injuries | 24 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | . | - | - | 1 | _ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| BE50 | All other external causes | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | * | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | •- | - | 2 |
| 3056 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 75 | 277 | 487 | 546 | \ 483 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 52 | 153 | 344 | 952 | 1573 | ||