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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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The following is a table giving causes of death and the age periods in which they occurred.
| Causes of Death 1957 | under 1 yr. | 1 and under 5 yrs. | 5 and under 15 yrs. | 15 and under 25 yrs. | 25 and under 45 yrs. | 45 and under 65 yrs. | 65 and under 75 yrs. | 75 and over | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| 1. | Tuberculosis, respiratory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2. | Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3. | Syphlitic disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 4. | Diptheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5. | Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6. | Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| 8. | Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 |
| 11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | - | 41 | 3 |
| 12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 16 | - | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 28 |
| 13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 9 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 11 |
| 14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms .. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 40 |
| 15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | — | — | 2 | 5 |
| 16. | Diabetes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 28 |
| 18. | Coronary disease, angina | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | — | 43 | 12 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 83 | 39 |
| 19. | Hypertension with heart disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | _ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| 20. | Other heart disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 60 |
| 21. | Other circulatory disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 |
| 22. | Influenza | — | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 7 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 13 | |
| 24. | Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 24 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 59 | 16 |
| 25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 |
| 26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 8 | 1 |
| 27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30. | Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31. | Congenital Malformations | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 32. | Other defined and illdefined diseases | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 39 |
| 33. | Motor vehicle accidents | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 34. | All other accidents | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 35. | Suicide | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 3 |
| 36. | Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — |
| 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 32 | 184 | 119 | 138 | 92 | 77 | 88 | 444 | 350 | ||