Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S ABBREVIATED LIST OF CAUSES OF DEATH
IN CERTAIN AGE GROUPS
| CAUSES OF DEATH | ALL AGES | AGE GROUPS | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1—4 | 5—14 | 15—24 | 25—44 | 45—64 | 65—74 | 75 and upwards | ||||||||||||
| TOTAL | MALE | FEMALE | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 4. Diphtheria | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Whoopiug cough | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Meningococcal infections | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Acute poliomyelitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Measles | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 35 | 16 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 54 | 48 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | - |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | 22 | 1 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 11 | 1 | 3 | - | 4 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 10 | 0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 127 | 61 | 66 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 16. Diabetes | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 169 | 62 | 107 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 28 | 35 | 62 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | 170 | 104 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 46 | 9 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 36 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease ...... | 27 | 11 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 20. Other heart disease | 282 | 128 | 154 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 29 | 23 | 81 | 118 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | 33 | 12 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| 22. Influenza | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 23. Pneumonia | 65 | 36 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | 12 | 5 | 13 | 19 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 79 | 59 | 20 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 8 |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 9 | 9 | 0 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 5 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | - |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 18 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 101 | 44 | 57 | 14 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 31 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | 10 | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 34. All other accidents | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 35. Suicide | 14 | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 1,303 | 655 | 648 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 173 | 103 | 170 | 149 | 246 | 346 |