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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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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |