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 Stepney]
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Table 5.
LOSS OF EXPECTED YEARS OF LIFE In years 1953-55.
CAUSE OF DEATH | Death Rate per 10,000 Population | Years of Life lost per 10,000 Population | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ages 15-64 | Total to age 85 | ||||||||||||
Stepney | Eng .$Wales | Stepney | Eng .&Wales | Stepney | Eng .& Wales | ||||||||
1955 | 1954 | 1953 | 1955 | 1955 | 1954 | 1953 | 1955 | 1955 | 1954 | 1953 | 1955 | ||
All Causes | M | 144 | 139 | 148 | 125 | 759 | 900 | 998 | 763 | 2902 | 2884 | 3066 | 2430 |
F | 95 | 88 | 92 | 109 | 537 | 518 | 734 | 489 | 1725 | 1752 | 2011 | 1634 | |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | M | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 36 | 47 | 19 | 53 | 129 | 141 | 51 |
F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 28 | 13 | 63 | 25 | |
Cancer (all sites) | M | 30 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 130 | 170 | 133 | 113 | 562 | 619 | 549 | 423 |
F | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 133 | 145 | 129 | 96 . | 429 | 487 | 397 | 329 | |
Cancer (lung & bronchus) | M | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 74 | 39 | 55 | 38 | 275 | 172 | 209 | 144 |
Coronary Disease | M | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 99 | 80 | 48 | 74 | 437 | 367 | 281 | 342 |
F | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 23 | 18 | 91 | 177 | 155 | 120 | |
Other Cardiac Disease | M | 14 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 31 | 30 | 35 | 186 | 192 | 161 | 235 |
F | 16 | 14 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 30 | 46 | 33 | 201 | 186 | 189 | 230 | |
Bronchitis & Pneumonia | M | 30 | 22 | 27 | 14 | 105 | 61 | 87 | 82 | 506 | 333 | 416 | 270 |
F | 13 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 15 | 67 | 43 | 164 | 93 | 214 | 133 |