London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1971
[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 - 1971 (Registrar-General s Return)
| 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 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 |
| Late effects of respiratory tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Other tuberculosis | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Meningococcal infection | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm -buccal cavity etc. | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Malignant neoplasm -oesophagus | 18 | 11 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| Malignant neoplasm -stomach | 59 | 28 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 31 |
| Malignant neoplasm - intestine | 70 | 33 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 19 |
| Malignant neoplasm -larynx | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm -lung, bronchus | 178 | 151 | 27 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 26 | 65 | 55 | 27 |
| Malignant neoplasm -breast | 41 | - | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 14 |
| Malignant neoplasm -uterus | 11 | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Malignant neoplasm -prostate | 18 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Leukaemia | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 4 |
| Other malignant neoplasms | 155 | 78 | 77 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | 9 | 46 | 49 | 46 |
| Benign and unspecified neoplasms | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 23 | 7 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| Avitaminoses, etc. | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Other endocrine etc. diseases | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Anaemias | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other diseases of blood etc. | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Mental disorders | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Meningitis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Other diseases of nervous system | 18 | 11 | 7 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Chronic rheumatic heart disease | 46 | 16 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 7 |
| Hypertensive disease | 31 | 9 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 466 | 263 | 203 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | 32 | 89 | 153 | 178 |
| Other forms of heart disease | 75 | 34 | 41 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 11 | 20 | 40 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 197 | 99 | 108 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 99 |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 78 | 42 | 36 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 18 | 26 | 31 |
| Influenza | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 170 | 78 | 92 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 8 | 16 | 44 | 93 |
| Bronchitis and emphysema | 164 | 126 | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 34 | 58 | 63 |
| Asthma | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 33 | 21 | 12 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Peptic ulcer | 16 | 11 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Appendicitis | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Intestinal obstruction and hernia | 10 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Other diseases of digestive system | 19 | 12 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | _ _ | - | -- | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Other diseases, genito-urinary system | 19 | 10 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| Diseases of skin, subcutaneous tissue | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Diseases of musculo-skeletal system | 10 | 1 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Congenital anomalies | 12 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Birth injury, difficult labour, etc. | 16 | 13 | 3 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other causes of perinatal mortality | 15 | 10 | 5 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Symptoms and ill-defined conditions | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 19 | 12 | 7 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| All other accidents | 39 | 29 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Suicide and self-inflicted injuries | 16 | 11 | 5 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| All other external causes | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Males | 1,195 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 117 | 288 | 366 | 313 | ||
| Females | 952 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 50 | 124 | 250 | 479 | ||
| GRAND TOTAL | 2, | 147 | 54 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 57 | 167 | 112 | 616 | 792 | |