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Bethnal Green 1963

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

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CAUSES OF DEATH

Causes of DeathUnder 4 weeks4 weeks and under 1 yearAGE IN YEARSTOTALS
1-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475 and over
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
All causes677—22211—3110628167135836483136296268
1 Tuberculosis, respiratory213
2 Tuberculosis, other1111
3 Syphilitic disease——
4 Diphtheria——
5 Whooping Cough——
6 Meningococcal infections——
7 Acute Poliomyelitis——
8 Measles——
9 Oiher infective and parasitic disease.——
10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach1171312115
11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus25132719363
12 Malignant neoplasm, breast24222—12
13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus2—2
14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms21314468952518
15 Leukaemia, aleukaemia1—1
16 Diabetes1111224
17 Vascular lesions of nervous system3444106161730
18 Coronary disease, angina214166242114286056
19 Hypertension with heart disease11121
20 Other heart disease22332311131821
21 Other circulatory disease1122871111221
22 Influenza——
23 Pneumonia13121727241929
24 Bronchitis213112411217174624
25 Other diseases of respiratory system——
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum1214—
27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea11—2
28 Nephritis and Nephrosis21223
29 Hyperplasia of prostate——
30 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion——
31 Congenital malformations221234
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases431111111222543101923
33 Motor vehicle accidents1111141
34 All other accidents11121122395
35 Suicide21131
36 Homicide and operations of war1—1