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
Twickenham 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Table 3
| Cause of Death | Age Group | Total | Grand Total | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65-74 | 75 and over | ||||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||||
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Tuberculosis, other | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |||
| Syphilitic disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | —— | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 27 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 66 | 13 | 79 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 17 | — | 10 | — | 4 | — | 33 | 33 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 9 | 9 |
| Other malignant & lymphatic neoplasms | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 67 | 53 | 120 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 60 | 39 | 90 | 129 | |
| Coronary disease, angina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 62 | 13 | 52 | 24 | 45 | 41 | 161 | 78 | 239 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| Other heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 31 | 65 | 56 | 81 | 137 |
| Other circulatory disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 22 | 35 | 57 |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 51 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 35 | 17 | 52 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
| Nephritis and nephrosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Congenital malformations | 3 | 2 | 2 | •— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Other defined and ill—defined diseases | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 39 | 65 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | |
| All other accidents | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| Suicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | |
| Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 182 | 104 | 168 | 106 | 185 | 309 | 583 | 553 | 1,136 | |