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Tower Hamlets 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]

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Table: TABLE 1TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE OF TOWER HAMLETS RESIDENTS - 1967 (Registrar-General' s Return)

TABLE 1

TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE OF TOWER HAMLETS RESIDENTS - 1967 (Registrar-General' s Return)

CAUSE OF DEATHALL AGESAGE GROUP
TOTALMF-11-5-15-25-35-45-55-65-75-
1. Tuberculosis - Respiratory1697-----23128
2. " - Other22------1---1
3. Syphilitic disease321-------12-
4. Diphtheria-------------
5. Whooping Cough-------------
6. Meningococcal infection-------------
7. Acute poliomyelitis-------------
8. Measles-------------
9, Other infective and parasitic diseases11------1----
10. Malignant neoplasm - stomach653629----119191718
11. " " - lung, bronchus18115526-----320735629
12. " " - breast40139-----681367
13. " " - uterus13-13---1-11361
14. " " - other225121104--122824576467
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia1587-1112--334
16. Diabetes271017---1-114812
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system20683123-1--2172760108
18. Coronary disease, Angina450276174-----113789156157
19. Hypertension with heart disease21417--------813
20. Other heart disease1546985---11613193975
21. Other circulatory disease883949----•1662055
22. Influenza------------
23. Pneumonia14268748-----2527100
24. Bronchitis170124466-*-126324875
25. Other diseases of respiratory system19127-1--1--368
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum23176-------6611
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea422-------121
28. Nephritis and nephrosis1165----111116
29. Hyperplasia of prostate44----------4
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion1-1-----1----
31. Congenital malformations2614121721--131-1
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases1325973224-1-14223336
33. Motor vehicle accidents25169-114115534
34. All other accidents4122191-15474413
35. Suicide201010---2142722
36. Homicide and operations of war5412---21----
Males:11743174111231110270341357
Females9562531772559132238459
GRAND TOTAL21305610518 .1956169402579816

Table: TABLE 2SUMMARY OF ROAD ACCIDENTS OCCURRING IN THE BOROUGH

TABLE 2

SUMMARY OF ROAD ACCIDENTS OCCURRING IN THE BOROUGH

PEDESTRIANSMOTOR CYCL1STSPEDAL CYCL1STSOTHER ROAD USERSTOTAL
1967Killed1121216
Injured6832481107721,813
1966Killed1822325
Injured7362251219392,051