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Tower Hamlets 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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TABLE 1
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE OF TOWER HAMLETS RESIDENTS - 1965
(Registrar-General's Return)
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSES AND AGE OF TOWER HAMLETS RESIDENT-1965(Registar-Genrel's Return)
| CAUSE OF DEATH | ALL | AGES | AGE GROUP | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | M | F | - 1 | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | |
| 1. Tuberculosis - Respiratory | 20 | 14 | 6 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 2. „ - Other | 1 | _ | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 3. Syphilitic Disease | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 4. Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Malignant Neoplasm - Stomach | 83 | 49 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 25 |
| 11. „ „ - Lung, Bronchus | 148 | 132 | 16 | - | - | . | - | 1 | 2 | 24 | 51 | 45 | 25 |
| 12. „ „ - Breast | 43 | - | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 7 |
| 13. „ „ - uterus | 11 | - | 11 | - | - | . | . | _ | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 14. „ „ - other | 230 | 126 | 104 | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 58 | 64 | 63 |
| 15. Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 14 | 8 | 6 | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 16. Diabetes | 21 | 6 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 17. Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 205 | 89 | 116 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 2 | 10 | 27 | 65 | 100 |
| 18. Coronary Disease, Angina | 420 | 270 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 48 | 82 | 117 | 162 |
| 19. Hypertension with Heart Disease | 29 | 8 | 21 | _ | _ | • | - | - | - | - | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 20. Other Heart Disease | 180 | 77 | 103 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 41 | 100 |
| 21. Other Circulatory Diseases | 112 | 51 | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 60 |
| 22. Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23. Pneumonia | 170 | 92 | 78 | 10 | 1 | _ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 48 | 89 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 216 | 149 | 67 | 3 | 3 | _ | _ | 2 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 62 | 92 |
| 25. Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 15 | 11 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 9 | 3 | 2 | |
| 26. Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum, | 22 | 18 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| 27. Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | 16 | 7 | 9 | _ | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of Prostate | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 31 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 164 | 85 | 79 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | 11 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 37 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | 33 | 18 | 15 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| 34. All other accidents | 45 | 33 | 12 | - | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 35. Suicide | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Males: | 1294 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 133 | 289 | 361 | 375 | ||
| Females: | 986 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 52 | 145 | 236 | 465 | ||
| GRAND TOTAL | 2280 | 76 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 78 | 185 | 434 | 597 | 840 | ||
TABLE 2
SUMMARY OF ROAD ACCIDENTS OCCURRING IN THE BOROUGH
| Pedestri ans | Motor Cyclists | Pedal Cyclists | Other Road Users | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| Injured | 560 | 336 | 109 | 710 | 1, 715 |
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