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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

Barking 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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Causes of Death, 1965Under 1 yr.1 and under 5 yrs.5 and under 15 yrs.15 and under 25 yrs.25 and under yrs.45 and under 65 yrs.65 and under 75 yrs.75 and overTotal
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
1.Tuberculosis, respiratory---------5-3---8-
2.Tuberculosis, other------1---------1-
3.Syphilitic disease----------1---1121
4.Diphtheria------------------
5.Whooping cough------------------
6.Meningococcal infections------------------
7.Acute poliomyelitis-----------------
8.Measles------------------
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases--------2-2-----4-
10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach--------11146128833518
11.Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus--------1256550814312118
12.Malignant neoplasm, breast---------4-17-8-7-36
13.Malignant neoplasm, uterus---------1-5-1-1-8
14.Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms1-723924342815199673
15.Leukaemia, aleukaemia----2-11--21212-93
16.Diabetes----------3125-4510
17.Vascular lesions of nervous system----------19222436275370111
18.Coronary disease, angina--------9-1073081544853245137
19.Hypertension with heart disease----------311735713
20.Other heart disease--------42151682321494890
21.Other circulatory disease---------214831413213045
22.Influenza-----------1---1-2
23.Pneumonia61-11---1-7118718185128
24.Bronchitis1---------265331138149830
25.Other diseases of respiratory system----------6365221410
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum----------535241146
27.Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea----------1----111
28.Nephritis and nephrosis----------4-5324117
29.Hyperplasia of prostate------------1-2-3-
30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion---------1-------1
31.Congenital malformations4211-------1-1--55
32.Other defined and ill-defined diseases11141-111-441414111917406092
33.Motor vehicle accidents--11--721-83-11-187
34.All other accidents-1211---2-4342351612
35.Suicide------1-12312---73
36.Homicide and operations of war-----1--1-------11
Total221854521233421358171305244239305980768