London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hornchurch 1960
[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
(Corrected for Inward and Outward Transfers)
| 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 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Diphtheria | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. Whooping cough | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. Meningococcal infections | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7. Acute poliomyelitis | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8. Measles | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 19 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 62 | 51 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 24 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | 29 | 0 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 11 | — | 4 | — | 10 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 11 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | 2 |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 114 | 72 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 17 |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 9 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| 16. Diabetes | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 162 | 58 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 31 | 63 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | 196 | 139 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 61 | 8 | 43 | 26 | 30 | 22 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | 14 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 20. Other heart disease | 148 | 43 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 34 | 79 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | 28 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 22. Influenza | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23. Pneumonia | 39 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 65 | 45 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 14 |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 9 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | I | 1 | — | 1 |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 9 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 107 | 52 | 55 | 18 | 12 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 21 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | 19 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 34. All other accidents | 18 | 7 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 35. Suicide | 9 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TOTAL | 1,117 | 572 | 545 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 183 | 83 | 153 | 133 | 173 | 286 |