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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 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

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Table: The crude death rate of 7.31 when corrected becomes 12.87 and compares with 11 .7 for England and Wales.

The crude death rate of 7.31 when corrected becomes 12.87 and compares with 11 .7 for England and Wales.

Causes of Death 1958under 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 overTotal
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
1. Tuberculosis respiratory-1--------2-3--152
2. Tuberculosis other----------1-----l-
3. Syphilitic disease----------1-----1-
4. Diphtheria------------------
5. Whooping Cough------------------
6. Meningococcal infections1---------------1-
7. Acute Poliomyelitis---------11-----11
8. Measles------------------
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases------------------
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach.--------1-9374251912
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus--------1125415221438
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast-_---------2-4-4---10
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus---------3-3-2---8
14. Other Malignant and lymphatic neoplasms------1-2216172011954835
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia--11---1----21-134
16. Diabetes------1----2--1229
17. Vascular lesions of
nervous system------1-121117181611204255
18. Coronary disease, angina--------4-498321810109536
19. Hypertension with heart disease----------3134671212
20. Other heart disease--------24111681118323963
21. Other circulatory disease---------1343322810
22. Influenza------------1--111
23. Pneumonia2----11--1226-351412
24. Bronchitis----------15226713135422
25. Other diseases of respiratory system-----11---5-2121103
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum----------211-1-41
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea-------------12122
28. Nephritis and nephrosis--------112-1-1152
29. Hyperplasia of prostate----------22-1-5-
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion-----------------3
31. Congenital malformations32--1---2-------62
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases88---12-327579493134
33. Motor vehicle accidents------2-3-2-21--91
34. All other accidents--11--1---3-111375
35. Suicide---------1731---84
36. Homicide and operations------------------
of war-----------1-----1
1411221310120241799316110489120476358