London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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| CAUSES OF DEATH | under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years | 75 and over | Total | |||||||||
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| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | h | M | h | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 1 Tuberculosis, respiratory | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 |
| 2 Tuberculosis, other | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | —— | —— | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 3 Syphilitic disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ! — | 1 | 2 |
| 4 Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 7 Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 |
| 1 1 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | — | 49 | 8 |
| 12 Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 12 | |
| 13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 14 Other Malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 38 |
| 15 Leukaemia, aleukaemia | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 3 |
| 16 Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 17 Vascular lesions of nervous system | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 41 | 40 |
| 18 Coronary disease, angina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 45 | 6 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 94 | 33 |
| 19 Hypertension with heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 20 Other heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 38 | 36 | 57 |
| 21 Other circulatory disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| 22 Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| 23 Pneumonia | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 16 |
| 24 Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 23 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 52 | 19 |
| 25 Other diseases of respiratory system | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | I | — | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 Nephritis and nephrosis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| 29 Hyperplasia of prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 6 | — |
| 30 Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 Congenital Malformations | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 |
| 32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 35 |
| 33 Motor vehicle accidents | _ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | _ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 34 All other accidents | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | |||
| 35 Suicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | _ | 1 | 16 | 3 | |
| 36 Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 28 | 191 | 93 | 115 | 80 | 100 | 134 | 477 | 358 | |
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