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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

Bethnal Green 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]

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Table: TABLE 1CAUSES OF DEATHS

TABLE 1

CAUSES OF DEATHS

Causes of DeathUnder 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 4545 to 6565 to 7575 and upwardsTotals
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
All causes125-3-22.8810955837286108300253
1 Tuberculosis,respiratory—————-----5-2-l-8-
2 Tuberculosis, other—-----------------
3 Syphilitic disease——----------2---2-
4 Diphtheria—----1-----------1
5 Whooping cough—---—---—---------
6 Meningococcal infections——------1-------1-
7 Acute Poliomyelitis—---—-------------
8 Measles——--——------------
9 Other infective and Parasitic diseases——------------—---
10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach——--—-----7221-69-
11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus——--------205-31-288
12 Malignant neoplasm, breast——---------4-4-2-10
13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus—---—-------------
14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms—--1----129610116112631
15 Leukaemia, aleukaemia—---------2-1---3-
16 Diabetes—--------1--21-123
17 Vascular lesions of nervous System—----------78710122126
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18 Coronary disease, angina—--------118511151063007
19 Hypertension with heart disease----------1-3-5292
20 Other heart disease1------1 -2377149272141
21 Other circulatory disease—--- -------2-—-----
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22 Influenza—---------l---l-2-
23 Pneumonia12-1---1 ---42481592522
24 Bronchitis—-------1-17212610114019
25 Other diseases of respiratory system—---------212-1-57
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum—---------1-513394
27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea—----------1---1-2
28 Nephritis and nephrosis—----------21---12
29 Hyperplasia of prostate—-----------1-5-6-
30 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion—-----------------
31 Congenital malformations5------c=--1.----611
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases4--1-1---13625391226
33 Motor vehicle accidents-----------]--l-11
34 All other accidents 35 Suicide1-------2-----3161
36 Homicide and operations of war—.-----.1-6111--82