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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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CAUSES OF INFANT DEATHS
| Cause of Death | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks to 1 year | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Bronchitis | - | 3 | 3 |
| Congenital malformations | 6 | - | 6 |
| Accidents | - | 1 | 1 |
| Other causes (Prematurity etc.) | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| Totals | 26 | 10 | 36 |
PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATH (all ages)
Diseases of heart and circulatory system 563
Cancer and other malignant diseases 420
Pneumonia, bronchitis and other respiratory diseases
(excluding tuberculosis) 262
Diseases of the brain and nervous system 180
DEATHS FROM MALIGNANT DISEASES 1966
| Site of Disease | Age at Death | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 years | 15 - 24 years | 25 - 44 years | 45 - 64 years | 65 - 74 years | 75 years + | Total | ||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Lung/Bronchus | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 54 | 9 | 42 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 114 | 22 |
| Stomach | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 22 |
| Breast | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 12 | 1 | 9 | - | 5 | 1 | 30 |
| Uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | 7 | 1 | - | 20 | ||
| Blood | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 7 | |||||
| Other | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 22 | 98 | 80 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 9 | 9 | 97 | 67 | 86 | 59 | 52 | 38 | 246 | 174 |