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 1972
[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, 1972
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3. Late effects of respiratory T.B. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 4. Syphilis and its sequelae | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 5. Malignant neoplasm, buccal cavity, etc | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 6. Malignant neoplasm, oesophagus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | 5 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 7. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 19 | 47 |
| 8. Malignant neoplasm, intestine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 42 | 68 |
| 9. Malignant neoplasm, larynx | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 52 | 14 | 42 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 110 | 35 | 145 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 14 | - | 19 | - | 14 | - | 50 | 50 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 2 | - | 6 | - | 13 | 13 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, prostate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | 11 | - | 17 | - | 17 |
| 14. Leukaemia | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 15. Other malignant neoplasms | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 29 | 69 | 67 | 136 |
| 16. Benign and unspecified neoplasms | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| 17. Diabetes mellitus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 18. Other endocrine etc. diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 19. Anaemias | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | 5 | 5 |
| 20. Mental disorders | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 8 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 21. Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22. Multiple sclerosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 23. Other diseases of nervous system | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| 24. Chronic rheumatic heart disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 32 |
| 25. Hypertensive disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 39 |
| 26. Ischaemic heart disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 102 | 31 | 98 | 56 | 101 | 197 | 304 | 285 | 589 |
| 27. Other forms of heart disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 35 | 70 | 57 | 84 | 141 |
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