Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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OF LIFE DURING THE YEAR 1954
Causes of Death | MALES | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All ages | Under 1 yr. | 1 & under 5 | 5 &. under 15 | 15 & under 25 | 25 & under 45 | 45 & under 65 1 | 65 & under 75 | 75 & over | TOTAL PERSONS MALE & FEMALE | |
Totals, Alll Causes | 255 | 8 | - | - | 4 | 15 | 79 | 80 | 69 | 505 |
Tuberculosis, respiratory | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Syphilitic diseases | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
iicute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other infective & parasitic diseases | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Malignant neoplasm stomach | 9 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
Malignant neoplasm lung & bronchus | 20 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
Malignant neoplasm breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
Malignant neoplasm uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Other malignant & lymphatic neoplasms | 15 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 36 |
Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Diabetes | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Vascular lesions of nervous system | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 9 | 7 | 61 |
Coronary Disease, Angina | 55 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 84 |
Hypertension with heart disease | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
Other heart disease | 23 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 51 |
Other circulatory disease | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
Influenza | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Pneumonia | 11 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
Bronchitis | 29 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 11 | 8 | 44 |
Other diseases of respiratory system | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Ulcer of stomach & duodenum | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Gastritis , enteritis & diarrhoea | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | |
Nephritis and nephrosis | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |
Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Congenital malformations | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
Other defined and ill defined diseases | 15 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 41 |
Motor Vehicle accidents | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Al1 other accidents | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 8 |
Suicide | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
Homicide & operations of war | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |