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 Bethnal Green Borough]
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TABLE 1 CAUSES OF DEATH
Causes of Death | under 1 year | 1 to 4 | 5 to 14 | 15 to 24 | 25 to 44 | 45 to 64 | 65 to 74 | 75 and over | Totals | |||||||||
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All causes | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
18 | 4 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 88 | 51 | 82 | 66 | 83 | 122 | 282 | 257 | |
1 Tuberculosis, respiratory | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
2 Tuberculosis, other | 1 | - | 1 | |||||||||||||||
3 Syphilitic disease | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
4 Diphtheria | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
5 Whooping Cough | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
6 Meningococcal infections | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
7 Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
8 Measles | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
9 Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 1 | - | |||||||||||||||
10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||
11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 1 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 7 | |||||||||
12 Malignant neoplasm, breast | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||
13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | ||||||||||||
14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 24 | ||||||||
15 Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
16 Diabetes | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | |||||||||||||
17 Vascular lesions of nervous system | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 42 | |||||||||
18 Coronary disease, angina | 1 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 56 | 37 | ||||||||
19 Hypertension with heart disease | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||
20 Other heart disease | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 25 | ||||||||
21 Other circulatory disease | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||
22 Influenza | 1 | - | 1 | |||||||||||||||
23 Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 26 | |||||||||
24 Bronchitis | 1 | 8 | - | 8 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 31 | 11 | |||||||||
25 Other diseases of respiratory system | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | ||||||||||||||
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 1 | 1 | - | |||||||||||||||
27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
28 Nephritis and nephrosis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||
29 Hyperplasia of prostate | 1 | 1 | - | |||||||||||||||
30 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
31 Congenital malformations | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 19 | |||||||
33 Motor vehicle accidents | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |||||||
34 All other accidents | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
35 Suicide | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
36 Homicide and operations of war | - | - | ||||||||||||||||