Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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| 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 | M | F | ||
| 1. Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 2. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 3. Other tuberculosis, incl. late effects | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 4. Syphilis and its sequelae | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 5. Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| 6. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 18 | 39 |
| 7. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 44 | 13 | 42 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 112 | 35 | 147 |
| 8. Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 19 | - | 12 | - | 9 | 1 | 43 | 44 |
| 9. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 9 | - | 5 | - | 5 | - | 20 | 20 |
| 10. Leukaemia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 11. Other malignant neoplasms, etc. | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | 43 | 30 | 30 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 118 | 104 | 222 |
| 12. Benign and unspecified neoplasms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 13. Diabetes Mellitus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| 14. Avitaminosis, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 15. Other endocrine etc. diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 |
| 16. Anaemias | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 6 | 6 |
| 17. Other diseases of blood, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 18. Mental disorders | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 19. Meningitis | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 20. Other diseases of nervous system, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 21. Chronic rheumatic heart disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 4 | - | 3 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| 22. Hypertensive disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 29 | 40 |
| 23. Ischaemic heart disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 92 | 21 | 103 | 57 | 121 | 179 | 319 | 257 | 576 |
| 24. Other forms of heart disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 65 | 40 | 75 | 115 |
| 25. Cerebrovascular disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 37 | 31 | 62 | 108 | 123 | 160 | 283 |
| 26. Other diseases of circulatory system | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 13 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 65 | 42 | 86 | 128 |
| 27. Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 28. Pneumonia | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 48 | 84 | 84 | 106 | 190 |