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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Tower Hamlets 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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| CAUSE OF DEATH | ALL AGES | AGE GROUP | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | M | F | -1 | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | |
| Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases | 3 | 3 | _ | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Other tuberculosis, including late effects | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Meningococcal infection | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Siyphilis | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| Malignant neoplasm - buccal cavity etc. | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Malignant neoplasm - oesophagus | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Malignant neopl asm - stomach | 5 1 | 32 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 11 | 18 | 21 |
| Malignant neopl asm - intestine | 56 | 23 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 27 |
| Malignant neopl asrn - larynx | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Malignsnt neoplasm - lung, bronchus | 142 | 122 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 11 | 50 | 48 | 27 |
| Malignait neoplasm - breast | 49 | 1 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 |
| Malignait neoplasm - uterus | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 |
| Malignsnt neopl asm - prostate | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Leukaemia | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Other malignant neoplasms, etc. | 145 | 78 | 67 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 12 | 13 | 36 | 48 | 34 |
| Benign and unspecified neoplasms | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| Diabetes mlitus | 31 | 8 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| Avitaninoses, etc. | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other endocrine etc., diseases | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Anaeias | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Other diseases of blood, etc. | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Mental disorders | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 5 |
| Meningitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Other diseases of nervous system | 30 | 15 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| Chronic rheumatic heart disease | 53 | 25 | 28 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 8 |
| Hypertensive disease | 37 | 24 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
| Ischaenic heart disease | 474 | 295 | 179 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 50 | 83 | 152 | 181 |
| Other forms of heart disease | 95 | 33 | 62 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 26 | 60 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 242 | 85 | 157 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 12 | 31 | 67 | 127 |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 80 | 34 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 47 |
| Influenza | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Pneumoni a | 157 | 76 | 81 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 93 |
| Bronchitis and emphysema | 214 | 154 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 44 | 69 | 92 |
| Asthma | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 40 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| Pqptic ulcer | 28 | 15 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
| Apppendicitis | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | |
| Intestinal obstruction and hernia | 16 | 5 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Other diseases of digestive system | 18 | 8 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | 2 |
| Hyp erpl asi a o f p ro st at e | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| Other diseases, genito-urinary system | 14 | 4 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Abortion | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Diseases of skin, subcutaneous tissue | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Diseases of musculo-skel etal system | 11 | 1 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 8 |
| Congenital anomalies | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Birth injury, difficult labour etc. | 16 | 12 | 4 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other causes of perinatal mortality | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Symptoms and ill-defined conditions | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 31 | 20 | 11 | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| All other accidents | 48 | 3 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| Suicide and self-inflicted injuries | 30 | 17 | 13 | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| All other external causes | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | 5 | - |
| Males | 1260 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 46 | 135 | 284 | 378 | 3 45 | ||
| Femal es | 105 5 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 46 | 119 | 279 | 536 | ||
| GRAND TOTAL | 2315 | 46 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 75 | 181 | 403 | 657 | 881 | ||
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