London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Richmond upon Thames 1971
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Distribution of Deaths by Age and Cause Registrar General's Official Returns, 1971
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3. Other tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 4. Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 5. Malignant neoplasm, buccal cavity, etc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | 4 |
| 6. Malignant neoplasm, oesophagus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 7. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 16 | 41 |
| 8. Malignant neoplasm, intestine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 46 | 74 |
| 9. Malignant neoplasm, larynx | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 6 | — | 6 |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 31 | 7 | 44 | 9 | 29 | 11 | 105 | 27 | 132 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 18 | — | 21 | — | 9 | — | 52 | 52 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | 17 | 17 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 10 | — | 8 | — | 21 | — | 21 |
| 14. Leukaemia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 15. Other malignant neoplasms | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 22 | 35 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 23 | 49 | 85 | 134 |
| 16. Benign and unspecified neoplasms | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 17. Diabetes Mellitus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 18. Other endocrine etc. diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 |
| 19. Anaemias | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 20. Mental disorders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 21. Meningitis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 22. Multiple Sclerosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 23. Other diseases of nervous system | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | I | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 24. Chronic rheumatic heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| 25. Hypertensive disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 34 | 53 |
| 26. Ischaemic heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 86 | 13 | 104 | 59 | 102 | 183 | 299 | 257 | 556 |
| 27. Other forms of heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 65 | 49 | 78 | 127 |
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