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 1 (contd.)
CAUSE OF DEATH | ALL AGES | Age Groups | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | M | F | -1 | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | ||
29. | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 |
30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
31. | Congenital Malformations | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | - | - |
32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 88 | 43 | 45 | 29 | - | - | - | 3 | 15 | 20 | 21 |
33. | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - |
34. | All other accidents | 24 | 10 | 14 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
35. | Suicide | 21 | 14 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
36. | Homicide and operations of war | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Males | 729 | - | 25 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 198 | 223 | 241 | ||
Females | - | 517 | 20 | - | 3 | - | 17 | 113 | 139 | 225 | ||
GRAND TOTAL: | 1246 | 45 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 311 | 362 | 466 |
Table 2.
COMPARATIVE TABLE OF ROAD ACCIDENTS IN THE BOROUGH
YEAR | Children Under 7 years | Children 7-14 years | Adults | TOTALS | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Killed | Injured | Killed | Injured | Killed | Injured | Killed | Injured | ||||
1955 | - | 70 | - | 56 | 7 | 726 | 7 | 852 | |||
1956 | - | 58 | — | 60 | 4 | 742 | 4 | 860 | |||
1957 | — | 49 | — | 54 | 2 | 667 | 2 | 770 | |||
1958 | — | 70 | — | 75 | 14 | 896 | 14 | 1041 | |||
1959 | — | 59 | — | 68 | 8 | 930 | 8 | 1057 | |||
1959 | Pedestrians | Motor Cyclists | Pedal Cyclists | Drivers | Other Road Users | TOTAL | |||||
Killed | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | - | 8 | |||||
Injured | 338 | 196 | 118 | 144 | 261 | 1057 |