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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 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

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Table: The crude death rate of 8.37 when corrected becomes 14.23 compared with 12.0 for England and Wales.

The crude death rate of 8.37 when corrected becomes 14.23 compared with 12.0 for England and Wales.

Causes of Death, 1961Under lyr.1 and under 5yrs.5 and under 15 yrs.15 and under 25 yrs.25 and under 45yrs.45 and under 65 yrs.65 and under 75 yrs.75 and overTotal
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory----------3-21--51
2. Tuberculosis, other---1---1---------2
3. Syphilitic disease----------1-----1-
4. Diphtheria------------------
5. Whooping Cough------------------
6. Meningococcal infection1---------------1-
7. Acute poliomyelitis------------------
8. Measles-------1---------1
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases----------1----111
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach----------10474-31711
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus--------212741833_508
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast---------1-10-1_2-14
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus-----------4-4-2-10
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms1_121-_--45171523912115942
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia----------331---43
16. Diabetes———————————2-2-3-7
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system----1----1121515714354258
18. Coronary disease, angina--------6-52104220111711147
19. Hypertension with heart disease----------31231367
20. Other heart disease-------12248101516293255
21. Other circulatory disease--------1-57466111624
22. Influenza---------11123--35
23. Pneumonia222-1----12385542015
24. Bronchitis----------14329612135522
25. Other disease of respiratory system-----__---2---31-152
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum----------1311-51
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea-------------1-1-2
28. Nephritis and nephrosis------1-2-323--193
29. Hyperplasia of prostate--------------4—4—
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion------------------
31. Congenital malformations22-1-1-----1---25
32. Other defined and illdefined diseases1413----12331471105113846
33. Motor vehicle accidents——-———6——1221-1-103
34. All other accidents--------2-51111698
35. Suicide—--------12--1--22
36. Homicide and operations of war------------1---1-
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