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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

Dagenham 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

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CAUSES OF DEATH (As classified in Public Health Dept.)Under 1 year1 and under 2 years2 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years25 and under 35 years35 and under 45 years45 and under 55 years55 and under 65 years65 and under 75 years75 and overTOTAL
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
1.Tuberculosis, respiratory---------32321515-2---168
2.Tuberculosis, other—————-——11———------_---11
3.Syphilitic disease———————————-------1-1-2-
4.Diphtheria——————————-_-_----_--------_
5.Whooping Cough———————————————————-----
6.Meningococcal infections------------------------
7.Acute Poliomyelitis—————-_------------------
8.Measles1---------------------1-
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases——————————————-1———————1
10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach——-—————————127511323312414
11.Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus—--—————————2—14—13-9-—1381
12.Malignant neoplasm, breast—-———————————1—2—1—-—2—9
13.Malignant neoplasm, uterus—-———————————2-—-5—2———9
14.Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms---1-----1--221161110117584035
15.Leukaemia, aleukaemia——————————1—2——-—-1--141
16.Diabetes—-————————————112212—247
17.Vascular lesions of nervous system—-———————1————56986157112741
18.Coronary disease, angina—-——————————2—747392533012
19.Hypertension with heart disease--------------—17475251615
20.Other heart disease—-———————2—234766515816234750
21.Other circulatory disease—-——————————2—1286561563120
22.Influenza—-———-———1————112-214295
23.Pneumonia921—————1——1—-315-674112922
24.Bronchitis111-—--1——211-10121618320117424
25.Other diseases of respiratory system————————————1—1—1-2--—5-
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum———————————1——3-2—1-2182
27.Gastritis enteritis and diarrhoea-21——-————————1—-—-—-—-13
28.Nephritis and nephrosis11———-————————1——231—2267
29.Hyperplasia of prostate—-———-------——————3—1—4—
30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion—-———-—————1———-—-——-_--1
31.Congenital malformations91—------------------—31
32.Other defined and ill-defined diseases1910—11————3425253497215176049
33.Motor vehicle accidents————1———1—1———————3—1—7-
34.All other accidents————1——11—1—1—21————__62
35.Suicide——————————2—1——21——1——43
36.Homicide and operations of war————------------------—-
3317323--24121311251683441186511267103107497343