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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
Camden 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camden]
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TABLE lb - contd. CAUSES OF DEATH - 1968 - contd.
| Cause of death | Sex | Total all ages | Under 4 weeks | 4 w eeks and under 1 year | Age in years | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | 5 - | 15 - | 25 - | 35 - | 45 - | 55 - | 65 - | 75 and over | ||||||
| B46(3) | Mental disorders | M | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | ||
| B24 | Meningitis | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| B46'4) | Other diseases of nervous system, etc. | M | 14 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| F | 11 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| B26 | Chronic rheumatic heart disease | M | 17 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| F | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | ||
| B27 | Hypertensive disease | M | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| F | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 16 | ||
| B28 | Ischaemic heart disease | M | 344 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 37 | 86 | 104 | 109 |
| F | 241 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 29 | 69 | 137 | ||
| B29 | Other forms of heart disease | M | 37 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| F | 47 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 7 | 33 | ||
| B30 | Cerebrovascular disease | M | 77 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 27 |
| F | 181 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 117 | ||
| B46(5) | Other diseases of circulatory system | M | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 9 | 11 | 16 |
| F | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 37 | ||
| B31 | Influenza | M | 6 | - | - | • - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| F | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | ||
| B32 | Pneumonia | M | 84 | 2 | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 7 | 20 | 46 |
| F | 97 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 13 | 75 | ||
| B33 (1) | Bronchitis and emphysema | M | 87 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 21 | 28 | 34 |
| F | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 24 | ||
| B33( 2) | Asthma | M | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | ||
| B46(6) | Other diseases of respiratory system | M | 28 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| F | 12 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 | ||
| B34 | Peptic ulcer | M | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| F | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | ||
| B36 | Intestinal obstruction and hernia | M | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| F | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||