Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 — cont.
| 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 | ||
| 28. Cerebrovascular disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 36 | 54 | 132 | 96 | 183 | 279 |
| 29. Other diseases of circulatory system | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 51 | 34 | 68 | 102 |
| 30. Influenza | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 31. Pneumonia | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 10 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 117 | 82 | 136 | 218 |
| 32. Bronchitis and emphysema | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 68 | 28 | 96 |
| 33. Asthma | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 34. Other diseases of respiratory system | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 35. Peptic ulcer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 36. Intestinal obstruction and hernia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 37. Cirrhosis of liver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 38. Other diseases of digestive system | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 26 |
| 49. Nephritis and nephrosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 40. Hyperplasia of prostate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 7 | - | 8 | - | 8 |
| 41. Other diseases, genito-urinary system | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 42. Diseases of musculoskeletal system | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | 6 | 6 |
| 43. Congenital anomalies | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 44. Birth injury, difficult labour, etc. | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| 45. Other causes of perinatal mortality | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| 46. Symptoms and ill-defined conditions | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 47. Motor vehicle accidents | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 48. All other accidents | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| 49. Suicide and self-inflicted injuries | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 10 | 21 | 31 |
| 50. All other external causes | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 29 | 291 | 151 | 327 | 248 | 412 | 811 | 1094 | 1253 | 2347 | |