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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

Richmond upon Thames 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

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Table: Distribution of Deaths by Age and Cause Registrar General's Official Returns, 1966

Distribution of Deaths by Age and Cause Registrar General's Official Returns, 1966

Cause of DeathAge Group
Under 11-45-1415-2425-4445-6465-7475 and overTotalGrand Total
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
Tuberculosis, respiratory----------5-2-1-8-8
Tuberculosis, other-------------------
Syphilitic disease---------112112448
Diphtheria-------------------
Whooping cough------------------
Meningococcal infections---------1------11
Acute poliomyelitis------------------
Measles-------------------
Other infective and parasitic diseases----------1-31--415
Malignant neoplasm, stomach----------887561212041
Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus--------3-40103561549320113
Malignant neoplasm, breast---------3-19-7-13-4242
Malignant neoplasm, uterus-----------7-4-2-1313
Other malignant & lymphatic neoplasms1--13-2222324037324553122130252
Leukaemia, aleukaemia----1--—1-2321258917
Diabetes-----------42256713
Vascular lesions of nervous system------1-32111922316214799199298
Coronary disease, angina--------5-11420854683119287185472
Hypertension with heart disease----------124211662026
Other heart disease------1-1-10812185314277168245
Other circulatory disease--------21134141842747197168
Influenza-----------222345813
Pneumonia12--11--1-54141139716189150
Bronchitis311-------14328524217030100
Other diseases of respiratory system----------2-7-9718725
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum--------1-1-11659615
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea----------1--3-4178
Nephritis and nephrosis---------1112-22549
Hyperplasia of prostate----------1-1-9-11-11
Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion---------2-------22
Congenital malformations84-1-11--2-1121-111122
Other defined and ill-defined diseases2192-2-21421616810156370101171
M otor vehicle accidents----1--22111--236713
All other accidents-1----6-42351448182038
Suicide------11435843-2141731
Homicide and operations of war--------1-------1-1
341732821463422288182298215427779110612252331