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 East Ham]
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TABLE 4 - CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS 1961 AND TOTAL DEATHS FOR THE YEARS 1957 - 1961
Reference No. | Cause of Death | Number of Deaths of Residents (including non-civilians) whether occurring within or without the district | Total deaths in Institutions | Total deaths for the years | Reference No. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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All Ages | Under 1 Year | 1-4 Years | 5-14 Years | 15-24 Years | 25 -44 Years | 45-64 Years | 65-74 Years | 75 Years & over | |||||||||||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | 1961 | 1960 | 1959 | 1958 | 1957 | |||
1. | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 1. |
2. | Tuberculosis, other forms | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2. | |
3. | Syphilitic Disease | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | I | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3. |
4. | Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4. |
S. | Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5. |
6. | Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6. |
7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | /. |
8. | Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8. |
9. | Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 9. |
10. | Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 23 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 49 | 26 | 31 | 26 | 40 | 10. |
11. | Malignant Neoplasm, Lung Bronchus | 69 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 8 | 84 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 63 | 11. |
12. | Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | 5 | - | 2 | - | 8 | 19 | 26 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 12. |
13 | Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | i | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 13. |
14. | Other Malignant & Lymphatic Neoplasms | 57 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 47 | 42 | 123 | 111 | 102 | 107 | 130 | 14. |
15. | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | i | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 15. |
16. | Diabetes | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 16. |
17. | Vascular Lesions of the Nervous System | 43 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 44 | 28 | 46 | 117 | 136 | 139 | 156 | 136 | 17. |
18. | Coronary Disease Angina | 155 | 73 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 71 | 11 | 44 | 28 | 37 | 33 | 71 | 30 | 228 | 217 | 209 | 211 | 232 | 18. |
19. | Hypertension with Heart Disease | 8 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 31 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 19. |
20. | Other Heart Disease | 55 | 99 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 66 | 39 | 63 | 154 | 124 | 169 | 144 | 182 | 20. |
21. | Other Circulatory Disease | 27 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 58 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 44 | 21. |
22. | Influenza | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 22. |
23. | Pneumonia | 40 | 37 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 32 | 28 | 77 | 66 | 61 | 72 | 87 | 23. |
24. | Bronchitis | 56 | 28 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 33 | 18 | 84 | 71 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 24. |
25. | Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 25. |
26. | Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 13 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | 8 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 26. | |
27. | Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 27. |
28. | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 5 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 28. |
29. | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 2 | - | 6 | - | 7 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 29. |
30. | Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 30. | |
31. | Congenital Malformations | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31. |
32. | Other Defined and 111 Defined Diseases | 39 | 37 | 12 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 27 | 76 | 72 | 78 | 65 | 71 | 32. |
33. | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 33. |
34. | All Other Accidents | 8 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 34. |
35. | Suicide | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 35. |
36. | Homicide and Operations of War | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 36. |
TOTALS | 639 | 575 | 18 | 6 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 195 | 113 | 193 | 132 | 204 | 298 | 387 | 341 | 1214 | 1125 | 1172 | 1134 | 1246 |