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Dagenham 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

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CAUSES OF DEATH (As classified in Public Health Department)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
1Tuberculosis, respiratory-----251-23313---119
2Tuberculosis, other111--------21
3Syphilitic disease-22
4Diphtheria------------------------
5Whooping Cough1--1
6Meningococcal infect ions-1--1-----------------11
7Acute Poliomyelitis---
8Measles--
9Other infective and parasitic diseases----------------------
10Malignant neoplasm, stomach-----------1112615312158
11Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus------------1281195321357
12Malignant neoplasm, breast-------------1-1-1429
13Malignant neoplasm, uterus-------------1-3-2---39
14Other Malignant and lymphatic neoplasms---1112103710157463829
15Leukaemia, aleukaemia--1111141
16Diabetes---------------1----121
17Vascular lesions of nervous system-1116469111210173444
18Coronary disease, angina-----------2181265211112107927
19Hypertension with heart disease111232325713
20Other heart disease--------1114134375810192740
21Other circulatory disease---------1--244437561224
22Influenza11
23Pneumonia111------------3175561614
24Bronchitis1612175553012
25Other diseases of respiratory system------111__2_41
26Ulcer of stomach and duodenum1132272
27Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea21---------------1----22
28Nephritis and nephrosis-------------1112-225
29Hyperplasia of prostate-------------2-2-4-
30Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion-----------1-1---------2
31Congenital Malformations73-----1--------1-----84
32Other defined and ill-defined diseases1011--1-1--121-114341189153845
33Motor vehicle accidents----112_1---1-1----16?
34All other accidents1----1--12-------1--143
35Suicide-_-------1---1---22-11-53
36Homicide and operations of war1-------1-----------2
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