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 1972
[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 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 14 | 10 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Late effects of respiratory tuberculosis | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Other tuberculosis | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Meningococcal infection | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilis and its sequealae | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Malignant neoplasm-buccal cavity, etc. | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Malignant neoplasm-oesophagus | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 6 | |||||||
| Malignant neoplasm-stomach | 70 | 48 | 22 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 22 | |
| Malignant neoplasm-intestine | 57 | 29 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 21 |
| Malignant neoplasm-larynx | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm-lung, bronchus | 149 | 116 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 13 | 48 | 50 | 36 |
| Malignant neoplasm-breast | 57 | - | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 11 |
| Malignant neoplasm-uterus | 17 | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Malignant neoplasm-prostate | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| Leukaemia | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other malignant neoplssms | 143 | 77 | 66 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 52 | 36 |
| Benign and unspecified neoplasms | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Diabetes mellitus | 22 | 10 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Avitaminoses. etc. | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Other endocrine etc. diseases | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Anaemias | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Other diseases of blood etc. | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Mental disorders | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Meningitis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Other diseases of nervous system | 17 | 8 | 9 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Chronic rheumatic heart disease | 24 | 10 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
| Hypertensive disease | 20 | 4 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Ishaemic heart disease | 498 | 292 | 206 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 45 | 105 | 171 | 169 |
| Other forms of heart disease | 93 | 37 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 24 | 61 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 178 | 77 | 101 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 59 | 93 |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 84 | 25 | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 20 | 56 |
| Influenza | 12 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 226 | 92 | 134 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 153 |
| Bronchitis and Emphysema | 170 | 126 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 9 | 27 | 61 | 70 |
| Asthma | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 25 | 16 | 9 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| Peptic ulcer | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 5 |
| Appendicitis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Intestinal obstruction and hernia | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| Other diseases of digestive system | 24 | 11 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 13 | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| Other diseases, genito-urinary system | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Diseases of the skin, subcutaneous tissue | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| Diseases of musculo-skeletal system | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| Congenital anomalies | 14 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Birth injury, difficult labour, etc. | 18 | 9 | 9 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other causes of perinatal mortality | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Symptoms and ill defined conditions | 17 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 15 | 11 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| All other accidents | 44 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Suicide and self-inflicted injuries | 9 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| All other external causes | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Males | 1,177 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 118 | 236 | 386 | 343 | ||
| Females | 1,032 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 57 | 132 | 245 | 538 | ||
| GRAND TOTAL | 2 209 | 52 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 175 | 368 | 631 | 881 | ||
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