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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Registrar-General's Short List of Deaths and Causes
TAB L E II
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1957
| 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 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years | 75 years and upwards | |
| ALL CAUSES | 2164 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 78 | 547 | 545 | 926 |
| 1 Tuberculosis, respiratory | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 Tuberculosis, other | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 3 Syphilitic disease | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| 4 Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 Acute poliomyelitis | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 8 Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 Other infective and parasitic diseases | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| 10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 51 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 17 | 11 | 20 |
| 11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 102 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 54 | 27 | 19 |
| 12 Malignant neoplasm, breast | 40 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 17 | 6 | 12 |
| 13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 13 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 186 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 12 | 66 | 48 | 58 |
| 15 Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 11 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 Diabetes | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 Vascular lesions of nervous system | 272 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 52 | 71 | 145 |
| 18 Coronary disease, angina | 371 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 120 | 124 | 122 |
| 19 Hypertension with heart disease | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 19 | 42 |
| 20 Other heart disease | 314 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 36 | 59 | 214 |
| 21 Other circulatory disease | 107 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 15 | 38 | 51 |
| 22 Influenza | 31 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 12 |
| 23 Pneumonia | 85 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 9 | 22 | 48 |
| 24 Bronchitis | 119 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 25 | 33 | 59 |
| 25 Other diseases of respiratory system | 18 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| 26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 9 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 4 |
| 28 Nephritis and nephrosis | 19 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| 29 Hyperplasia of prostate | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 30 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| 31 Congenital malformations | 14 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 189 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 39 | 42 | 63 |
| 33 Motor vehicle accidents | 15 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 All other accidents | 36 | - | 3 | - | - | 5 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
| 35 Suicide | 22 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 36 Homicide and operations of war | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Special Causes (included above) Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |