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Tower Hamlets 1970

[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 - 1970 (Registrar General's Return)

CAUSE OF DEATHALL AGESAGE GROUP
TOTALMF-11-5-15-25-35-45-55-65-75-
Enteritis and other diarrhoea diseases11_1______,__
Tuberculosis of respiratory system12111_____11352
Other tuberculosis, including late effect3 532____111_11
Meningococcal infection2111_1_______
Syphili s11_________1_
Other infective and parasitic diseases1_1________1_
Malignant neoplasm _buccal cavity etc.1_1_________1
Malignant neoplasm _oesophagus1174______2225
Malignant neoplasm _ stomach622933_____15151823
Malignant neoplasm _ intestine722943____131122629
Malignant neoplasm _larynx532_______131
Malignant neoplasm _ lung, bronchus16013921_____217466926
Malignant neoplasm _breast42_42___••_2101299
Malignant neoplasm _ uterus17_17______3239
Malignant neoplasm _prostate66________1_5
Leukaemia1156__3_11_231
Other malignant neoplasms, etc.1497673___22313344550
Benign and unspecified neoplasms936_______333
Diabetes mellitus25817_____12589
Other endocrine etc., diseases716_______124
Anadmi as5_5_________5
Other diseases of blood etc.1_1_1________
Mental disorders523______1__4
Meningitis1_1_____1____
Other diseases of nervous system215161__11_21510
Chronic rheumatic heart disease481533_____15111318
Hypertensive disease291712______151211
Ischaemic heart disease463275188___: _2153598150163
Other forms of heart disease95395621_2__1102158
Cerebrovascular disease19068122____2210245894
Other diseases of circulatory system722448_____11102040
Influenza1064______1_45
Pneumonia16388753_11_28142910 5
Bronchitis and emphysema16411648_____110226368
Asthma312____11___1
Other diseases of respiratory system3319144____114914
Peptic ulcer20137_____2279
Intestinal obstruction and hernia1055_______316
Cirrhosis of liver862______2231
Other diseases of digestive system36927_____2441214
Nephritis and Nephrosis201010___1112447
Hyperplasia of prostate33________111
Other diseases, genito_urinary system21714_____2_6_13
Other complications of pregnancy1_1__1______
Diseases of musculo-skeletal system918______117
Congenital anomalies1613310311___1__
Birth injury, difficult labour, etc.138513_________
Other causes of perinatal mortality1410414_________
Symptoms and ill_defined conditions4_4_»_______4
Motor vehicle accidents24159_33_15462
All other accidents42301215133634412
Suicide and self_inflicted injuries1064.__11_44_
All other external causes17161__3_333212
Males1, 150- 356109113410 2258350335
Females1,0201543682250118277517
GRAND TOTAL2,1705010131519561523766 27852