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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 1967
[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 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Bronchitis | - | 4 | 4 |
| Other Respiratory Disease | - | 1 | 1 |
| Malignant Neoplasm | - | 1 | 1 |
| Leukaemia | - | 1 | 1 |
| Heart Disease | - | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital Malformations | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Other causes (Prematurity etc.) | 20 | 5 | 25 |
| Totals | 26 | 19 |
PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATH (all ages)
Diseases of heart and circulatory system 562
Cancer and other malignant diseases 448
Pneumonia, bronchitis and other respiratory diseases
(excluding tuberculosis) 236
Diseases of the brain and nervous system 185
DEATHS FROM MALIGNANT DISEASES 1967
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 62 | 10 | 38 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 117 | 22 |
| Stomach | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 7 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 24 |
| Breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 1 | 9 | - | 8 | 1 | 27 |
| Uterus | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 6 | - | 3 | - | 4 | - | 15 |
| Blood | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 5 |
| Other | 1 | 3 | - | - | 5 | 5 | 53 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 114 | 86 |
| Totals | 1 | 5 | - | - | 7 | 7 | 124 | 67 | 89 | 59 | 48 | 41 | 269 | 179 |