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 Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE OF TOWER HAMLETS RESIDENTS - 1967 (Registrar-General' 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 | 16 | 9 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
2. " - Other | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
3. Syphilitic disease | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
4. Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
5. Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
6. Meningococcal infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
7. Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
8. Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
9, Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
10. Malignant neoplasm - stomach | 65 | 36 | 29 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
11. " " - lung, bronchus | 181 | 155 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 20 | 73 | 56 | 29 |
12. " " - breast | 40 | 1 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
13. " " - uterus | 13 | - | 13 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
14. " " - other | 225 | 121 | 104 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 57 | 64 | 67 |
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 15 | 8 | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 4 |
16. Diabetes | 27 | 10 | 17 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 206 | 83 | 123 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 60 | 108 |
18. Coronary disease, Angina | 450 | 276 | 174 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 37 | 89 | 156 | 157 |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | 21 | 4 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 13 |
20. Other heart disease | 154 | 69 | 85 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 39 | 75 |
21. Other circulatory disease | 88 | 39 | 49 | - | - | - | - | • | 1 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 55 |
22. Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
23. Pneumonia | 142 | 68 | 74 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 27 | 100 |
24. Bronchitis | 170 | 124 | 46 | 6 | - | * | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 48 | 75 |
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 19 | 12 | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 8 |
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 23 | 17 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | 11 |
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
31. Congenital malformations | 26 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 132 | 59 | 73 | 22 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 14 | 22 | 33 | 36 | |
33. Motor vehicle accidents | 25 | 16 | 9 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
34. All other accidents | 41 | 22 | 19 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
35. Suicide | 20 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
36. Homicide and operations of war | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Males: | 1174 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 110 | 270 | 341 | 357 | ||
Females | 956 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 59 | 132 | 238 | 459 | ||
GRAND TOTAL | 2130 | 56 | 10 | 5 | 18 . | 19 | 56 | 169 | 402 | 579 | 816 |
SUMMARY OF ROAD ACCIDENTS OCCURRING IN THE BOROUGH
PEDESTRIANS | MOTOR CYCL1STS | PEDAL CYCL1STS | OTHER ROAD USERS | TOTAL | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | Killed | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
Injured | 683 | 248 | 110 | 772 | 1,813 | |
1966 | Killed | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
Injured | 736 | 225 | 121 | 939 | 2,051 |