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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS
| Causes of Death. | FEMALES | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | Under 1 yr. | 1 & under 5 | 5 & under 15 | 15 & under 25 | 25 & under 45 | 45 & under 65 | 65 & under 75 | 75 & over | |
| Totals. All Causes | 241 | 8 | — | — | — | 10 | 42 | 62 | 119 |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Tuberculosis, Other | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Syphilitic diseases | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other infective & parasitic diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malignant neoplasm stomach | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 |
| Malignant neoplasm lung & bronchus | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Malignant neoplasm breast | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Malignant neoplasm uterus | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Other malignant & lymphatic neoplasms | 18 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Diabetes | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 28 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| Coronary disease, Angina | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 13 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 |
| Other heart disease | 32 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 21 |
| Other circulatory disease | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Influenza | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| Bronchitis | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ulcer of stomach & duodenum | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Gastritis, enteritis & diarrhoea | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Congenital malformations | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Other defined & ill defined diseases | 27 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| All other accidents | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Suicide | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Homicide & operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |