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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIOD
| 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 | 250 | 7 | 2 | - | 4 | 15 | 49 | 70 | 103 |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis, other | 1 | -- | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Syphilitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective & parasitic diseases | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Malignant neoplasm stomach | 8 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Malignant neoplasm lung & bronchus | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm breast | 12 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Malignant neoplasm uterus | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Other maligpant & Lymphatic neoplasms | 21 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Diabetes | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 9 | 23 |
| Coronary disease, Angina | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 14 | 10 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 5 |
| Other heart disease | 28 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| Other circulatory disease | 16 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| Bronchitis | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Ulcer of stomach & duodenum | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Gastritis, enteritis & diarrhoea | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformations | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - |
| Other defined & ill defined diseases | 26 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| All other accidents | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Suicide | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Homicide & operations of war | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |