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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
Stoke Newington 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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Short List of Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life of Residents of Stoke Newington during 1950:—
| Causes of Death. | Sex | All Ages | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, Respiratory | M. | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| F. | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tuberculosis, Other Forms | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Syphilitic Disease | M | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | |
| Diphtheria | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Meningococcal Infections | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Infective and parasitic diseases | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | M. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| F. | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | M | 15 | —• | —• | —• | —• | 2 | 7 | 6 | —• |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | F. | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | F. | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M. | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 14 | 4 |
| F. | 23 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 6 | |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | M. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Diabetes | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||
| Vascular lesions of nervous system ... | M. | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |||||
| F. | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 11 | |
| Coronary disease, angina | M. | 29 | —— | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 9 |
| F. | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 9 | |
| Hypertension with heart disease | M | 11 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| F. | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| Other heart diseases | M | 34 | — | 7 | 11 | 16 | ||||
| F. | 38 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | |
| Other circulatory diseases | M. | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| F. | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 |