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 | 25-44 | 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 | ||
| 29. Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 12 | 10 | ||||||
| 30. Pneumonia | 3 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 64 | 51 | 89 | 140 | |||||||||||
| 31. Bronchitis and emphysema | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 4 | 37 | 5 | 32 | 9 | 86 | 18 | 104 | |
| 32. Asthma | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |||||
| 33. Other diseases of respiratory system | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
| 34. Peptic ulcer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 35. Intestinal obstruction and hernia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 36. Cirrhosis of liver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 37. Other diseases of digestive system | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| 38. Nephritis and nephrosis | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 39. Hyperplasia of prostate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| 40. Other diseases, genito-urinary system | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| 41. Diseases of skin, subcutaneous tissue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 42. Diseases of musculoskeletal system | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 43. Congenital anomalies | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |||||||||
| 44. Birth injury, difficult labour, etc | 12 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 45. Other causes of perinatal mortality | 9 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 46. Symptoms and ill-defined conditions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 |
| 47. Motor vehicle accidents | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 19 | ||||
| 48. All other accidents | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 21 | |||||
| 49. Suicide and self-inflicted injuries | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 19 | ||||||||
| 50. All other external causes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 29 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 5 | I | 9 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 308 | 171 | 329 | 262 | 396 | 693 | 1110 | 1168 | 2278 | |