London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Richmond upon Thames 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond upon Thames]
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Distribution of Deaths by Age and Cause Registrar General's Official Returns, 1970
| 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. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2. Late effects respiratory tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 3. Syphilis and its sequelae | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 4. Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5. Malignant neoplasm, buccal cavity, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 6. Malignant neoplasm, oesophagus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| 7. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 40 |
| 8. Malignant neoplasm, intestine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 43 | 45 | 88 |
| 9. Malignant neoplasm, larynx | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, lung,bronchus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 49 | 15 | 43 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 124 | 38 | 162 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 17 | — | 12 | — | 8 | — | 39 | 39 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 7 | — | 7 | — | 19 | 19 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | 4 | — | 14 | — | 14 |
| 14. Leukaemia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | [3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 15. Other malignant neoplasms, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 77 | 67 | 144 |
| 16. Benign and unspecified neoplasms | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 17. Diabetes Mellitus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 18. Avitaminoses, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 19. Other endocrine etc. diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 |
| 20. Anaemias | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 21. Other diseases of blood, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 22. Mental disorders | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 23. Meningitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 |
| 24. Multiple Sclerosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| 25. Other diseases of nervous system | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| 26. Chronic rheumatic heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| 27. Hypertensive disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 43 |
| 28. Ischaemic heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 106 | 20 | 100 | 58 | 100 | 187 | 310 | 265 | 575 |
| 29. Other forms of heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 79 | 46 | 92 | 138 |