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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
Waltham Forest 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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| I.C.D. CAUSE HEADING | CAUSE OF DEATH | TOTAL (ALL AGES) | AGE GROUPS - MALES | AGE GROUPS FEMALES | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNDER | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75 + | TOTAL MALES | UNDER | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75 + | TOTAL FEMALES | |||
| B4 | Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| B5 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| B17 | Syphilis and its sequelae | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| BI8 | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| B19( 1) | Malignant neoplasm, buccal cavity etc. | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| B1 9(2) | Malignant neoplasm, oesophagus | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ? | 3 | 6 |
| B19(3) | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| BI9(4) | Malignant neoplasm, intestine | 75 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 34 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 41 | |
| B19(5) | Malignant neoplasm, larynx | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| B19(6) | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 183 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 11 | 40 | 76 | 19 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 4 | 33 |
| B19(7) | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 62 |
| B19(8) | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| B19(9) | Malignant neoplasm, prostate | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 15 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B19( 10) | Leukaemia | 11 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| B19(11) | Other malignant neoplasms | 174 | - | _ | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 79 | 17 | 85 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 75 | 3 1 | 89 |
| B20 | Benign and unspecified neoplasms | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| B21 | Diabetes mellitus | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| B22 | Avitaminoses, etc. | 2 | - | . | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | I |
| B46( 1) | Other endocrine etc. diseases | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| B23 | Anaemias | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 |
| B46(2) | Other diseases of blood, etc. | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| B46( 3) | Mental disorders | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| B24 | Meningitis | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| B46(4) | Other diseases of nervous system, etc. | 39 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | - | 7 | 17 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| B26 | Chronic rheumatic heart disease | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 4 | 30 |
| B27 | Hypertensive disease | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | a | 9 | 9 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 40 |
| B28 | Ischaemic heart disease | 641 | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 33 | 90 | 139 | 16 | 387 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 79 | 57 | 161 | 254 | |
| B29 | Other forms of heart disease | 188 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 15 | 50 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 15 | 101 | 118 |
| B30 | Cerebrovascular disease | 341 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 36 | 60 | 134 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 13 | 14 | 41 | 138 | 207 |
| B46(5) | Other disease of circulatory system | 108 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 62 |
| B31 | Influenza | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 15 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| B32 | Pneumonia | 322 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 13 | 73 | 68 | 112 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 17 | 28l | 162 | 210 |
| B33(1) | Bronchitis and emphysema | 189 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 25 | 44 | 59 | 132 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 57 | |
| B33(2) | Asthma | 9 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | 1 | . | . | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| B46(6) | Other diseases of respiratory system | 28 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| B34 | Peptic ulcer | 21 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | 6 |
| B35 | Appendicitis | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| B36 | Intestinal obstruction and hernia | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| B37 | Cirrhosis of liver | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| B46(7) | Other diseases of digestive system | 43 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 17 | 25 |
| B38 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| B39 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B46(8) | Other diseases, genito-urinary system. | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| B41 | Other complications of pregnancy, etc. | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| B46(9) | Diseases of skin, subcutaneous tissue | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 4 |
| B46(I0) | Diseases of musculo-skletal system | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 6 | 9 |
| B42 | Congenital anomalies | 19 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 8 | 6 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 11 |
| B43 | Birth injury, difficult labour, etc. | 13 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| B44 | Other cause of perinatal mortality | 17 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| B45 | Symptoms and ill defined conditions | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 6 | 7 |
| BE47 | Motor vehicle accidents | 25 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| BE48 | All other accidents | 41 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 15 | 20 | |
| BE49 | Suicide and self-inflicted injuries | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 8 |
| BE50 | All other external causes | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| TOTALS | 3035 | 36 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 94 | 312 | 484 | 535 | 1527 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 68 | 170 | 30 | 897 | 1508 | |