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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 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

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Table: The adjusted death rate was 12.6 per 1,000 of the population, compared with 11.3 per 1,000 for England and Wales.

The adjusted death rate was 12.6 per 1,000 of the population, compared with 11.3 per 1,000 for England and Wales.

causes of Death, 1964Under 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--------2—1—4-2-9-
2.Tuberculosis, other------------------
3.Syphilitic disease------------------
4.Diphtheria------------------
5.Whooping cough------------------
6.Meningococcal infections------------------
7.Acute poliomyelitis------------------
8.Measles------------------
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases---1------1-----11
10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach--------1-1028-25217
11.Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus--------42327295817315
12.Malignant neoplasm, breast---------3-1117--121
13.Malignant neoplasm, uterus-----------6-2-1-9
14.Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms1------18181119171064636
15.Leukaemia, aleukaemia---11-1---1-11--42
16.Diabetes----------2--1-223
17.Vascular lesions of nervous system--------3-712112019244056
18.coronary disease, angina--------6-59163929192712372
19.Hypertension with heart disease-2-3516611
20.Other heart disease--------125851213242446
21.Other circulatory disease-------1-1766812142530
22.Influenza--------1---1---2-
23.Pneumonia12-—----——22951092218
24.Bronchitis11--------8314418124120
25.Other diseases of respiratory system--------1-31411193
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum----------2-42-365
27.Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea----------1--2-113
28.Nephritis and nephrosis----------11-3-115
29.Hyperplasia of prostate------------1-2-3-
30.Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion------------------
31.congenital malformations12---1----1-11--126
32.Other defined and ill-defined diseases1212-1----228863493235
33.Motor vehicle accidents--11—-422-42—11-126
34.All other accidents----1-111-3-1--475
35.Suicide------1-31-1----42
36.Homicide and operations of war-1---------------1
1618142175351316798167128122151517418