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
Richmond upon Thames 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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| Cause of Death | Age Group | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-4 | 45-64 | 65-74 | 75 and over | Total | Grand Total | ||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| 1. Bacillary Dysentry, Amoebiasis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -- | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 2. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | _ | 1 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| 3. Other tuberculosis, incl. late effects | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4. Meningococcal infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 5. Other infectiveand parasitic diseases | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 6. Malignant neoplasm, buccal cavity, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7. Malignant neoplasm, oesophagus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 8. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 12 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 23 | 50 |
| 9. Malignant neoplasm, intestine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -- | - | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 34 | 59 |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, larynx | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm,lung,bronchus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 46 | 15 | 52 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 130 | 31 | 161 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | 12 | - | 14 | - | 46 | 46 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 6 | - | 8 | - | 19 | 19 | |||||
| 14. Malignant neoplasm, prostate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 12 | - | 17 | - | 17 | |||||
| 15. Leukaemia | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 21 | |||
| 16. Other malignant neoplasms, etc. | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 82 | 61 | 143 | ||||
| 17. Benign and unspecified neoplasms | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||||
| 18. Diabetes Mellitus | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | ||||
| 19. Other endocrine etc. diseases | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 20. Anaemias | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 21. Mental disorders | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 22. Other diseases of nervous system, etc. | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 6 | - | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 37 |
| 23. Chronic rheumatic heart disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 26 | |
| 24. Hypertensive disease | - | -- | - | _ | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 17 | 37 | 54 | |||
| 25. Ischaemic heart disease | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | 102 | 29 | 93 | 56 | 94 | 163 | 295 | 249 | 544 | |||
| 26. Other forms of heart disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 80 | 44 | 94 | 138 | ||||
| 27. Cerebrovascular disease | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 11 | 18 | 24 | 31 | 46 | 134 | 81 | 184 | 265 | |||
| 28. Other diseases of circulatory system | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -- | - | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 56 | 44 | 77 | 121 |