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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
Ilford 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Registrar-General's Short List of Deaths and Causes TABLE II
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1954
| CAUSES OF DEATH | Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 years | 2 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 35 years | 35 and under 45 years | 45 and under 55 years | 55 and under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years | 75 years and upwards | |
| ALL CAUSES | 1864 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 55 | 173 | 316 | 482 | 756 |
| 1 Tuberculosis, respiratory | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 Tuberculosis, other | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 3 Syphilitic disease | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 Acute poliomyelitis | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 Other infective and parasitic diseases | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
| 11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 13 |
| 12 Malignant neoplasm, breast | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| 13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 Other malignant and lym phatic neoplasms | 182 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 47 | 37 | 60 |
| 15 Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 Diabetes | 8 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 5 |
| 17 Vascular lesions of nervous system | 216 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 20 | 28 | 69 | 95 |
| 18 Coronary disease, angina | 303 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 33 | 68 | 97 | 98 |
| 19 Hypertension with heart disease | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 20 Other heart disease | 307 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 64 | 206 |
| 21 Other circulatory disease | 98 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 6 | 33 | 52 |
| 22 Influenza | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 Pneumonia | 77 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 14 | 15 | 36 |
| 24 Bronchitis | 98 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 20 | 32 | 41 |
| 25 Other diseases of respiratory system | 19 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| 27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 Nephritis and nephrosis | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 29 Hyperplasia of prostate | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 30 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 Congenital malformations | 14 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 154 | 23 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 51 |
| 33 Motor vehicle accidents | 15 | - | — | — | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 34 All other accidents | 23 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 35 Suicide | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 36 Homicide and operations of war | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Special Causes (included above) Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |