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
Sutton 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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Deaths from certain causes
| Category | 1972 | 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | 1960 | 1950 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 39 |
| Cancer, Uterus | 7 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 11 |
| Cancer, Bronchus, Lung | 112 | 102 | 132 | 112 | 113 | 83 | 52 |
| Coronary disease | 483 | 460 | 443 | 460 | 523 | 362 | 291 |
| Bronchitis | 85 | 81 | 98 | 90 | 93 | 82 | 75 |
| Suicide | 8 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 15 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 13 |
| All other accidents | 21 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 26 |
The number of deaths by cause and sex and age groups is given in full in Table 2 in the Appendix Infant Deaths
| MALES | FEMALES | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legit. | lllegit. | Total | Legit. | lllegit. | Total | TOTAL | ||
| Age under 1 year of age | 1972 | 15 | - | 15 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 29 |
| 1971 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 33 | |
| 1970 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 27 | |
| Under 4 weeks of age | 1972 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 19 | |
| 1971 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 26 | |
| 1970 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 21 | |
| Under 1 week of age | 1972 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 15 | |
| 1971 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 25 | |
| 1970 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | - | 13 | 18 | |