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 Camden]
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Population | 264,630 | 261, 390 | 261, 250 | 260,080 | 257,950 | 254,270 | 254,320 | 251,360 | 249, 150 | 246,880 | 246,790 | 244,762 | 243,350 | 242, 290 | 243,360 | 240,970 | 239,770 | 238,020 | 231,680 | |
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Causes of Death | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | |
1 | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 103 | 108 | 64 | 57 | 51 | 52 | 30 | 25 | 32 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 13 |
2 | Tuberculosis, other forms | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
3 | Syphilitic diseases | 22 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
4 | Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
5 | Whooping cough | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
6 | Meningococcal infection | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
7 | Acute poliomyelitis | 5 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
8 | Measles | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
9 | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 10 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
10 | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 78 | 77 | 61 | 100 | 49 | 71 | 73 | 70 | 66 | 63 | 66 | 85 | 67 | 71 | 55 | 51 | 54 | 59 | 56 |
11 | Malignant neoplasm, lungs and bronchus | 118 | 146 | 151 | 167 | 129 | 150 | 155 | 164 | 152 | 141 | 173 | 126 | 175 | 158 | 170 | 180 | 181 | 166 | 188 |
12 | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 68 | 62 | 51 | 79 | 39 | 45 | 52 | 55 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 59 | 53 | 58 | 47 | 60 | 55 | 47 | 52 |
13 | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 30 | 20 | 23 | 41 | 20 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 20 | 34 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 18 |
14 | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 298 | 302 | 324 | 334 | 274 | 300 | 287 | 278 | 342 | 287 | 283 | 183 | 265 | 248 | 288 | 285 | 293 | 249 | 271 |
15 | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 9 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 14 |
16 | Diabetes | 22 | 27 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 27 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 20 |
17 | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 265 | 319 | 347 | 269 | 254 | 260 | 313 | 277 | 300 | 254 | 282 | 260 | 237 | 262 | 232 | 233 | 253 | 227 | 258 |
18 | Coronary disease, angina | 361 | 434 | 452 | 450 | 458 | 461 | 521 | 505 | 486 | 494 | 525 | 498 | 597 | 582 | 484 | 554 | 550 | 552 | |
19 | Hypertension with heart disease | 130 | 121 | 60 | 45 | 64 | 56 | 67 | 58 | 58 | 49 | 38 | 50 | 41 | 25 | 20 | 30 | 21 | 15 | } 760 |
20 | Other heart disease | 373 | 386 | 361 | 241 | 197 | 190 | 205 | 209 | 195 | 184 | 220 | 201 | 204 | 212 | 174 | 187 | 140 | 146 | |
21 | Other circulatory disease | 128 | 117 | 133 | 123 | 117 | 159 | 144 | 130 | 129 | 114 | 111 | 144 | 126 | 123 | 132 | 117 | 125 | 105 | 98 |
22 | Influenza | 12 | 49 | 7 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 10 | 39 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 8 | 1 | 12 |
23 | Pneumonia | 148 | 180 | 123 | 152 | 103 | 113 | 160 | 161 | 177 | 208 | 156 | 181 | 204 | 251 | 155 | 149 | 191 | 164 | 181 |
24 | Bronchitis | 165 | 257 | 231 | 235 | 162 | 201 | 201 | 183 | 198 | 192 | 159 | 165 | 174 | 145 | 115 | 130 | 144 | 113 | 119 |
25 | Other diseases of respiratory system | 22 | 37 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 23 | 40 |
26 | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 52 | 51 | 36 | 42 | 42 | 33 | 48 | 32 | 42 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 17 |
27 | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 11 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 2 |
28 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 20 | 28 | 35 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 18 |
29 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 21 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
30 | Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
31 | Congenital malformations | 27 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 36 | 26 | 40 | 33 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 27 | 29 |
32 | Other defined and ill-fined diseases | 231 | 231 | 256 | 179 | 194 | 222 | 227 | 217 | 188 | 233 | 220 | 208 | 217 | 219 | 204 | 169 | 206 | 197 | 186 |
33 | Motor vehicle accidents | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 30 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 36 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 19 |
34 | All other accidents | 75 | 76 | 71 | 52 | 57 | 51 | 62 | 65 | 70 | 63 | 49 | 63 | 61 | 71 | 55 | 46 | 69 | 77 | 49 |
35 | Suicide | 52 | 57 | 48 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 62 | 49 | 55 | 73 | 58 | 41 | 59 | 42 | 53 | 43 |
36 | Homicide and operations of war | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 |