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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 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]

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Table: REGISTRAR - GENERAL'S ABBREVIATED LIST OF CAUSES OF DEATH IN CERTAIN AGE GROUPS(Corrected for Inward and Outward Transfers)

REGISTRAR - GENERAL'S ABBREVIATED LIST OF CAUSES OF DEATH IN CERTAIN AGE GROUPS

(Corrected for Inward and Outward Transfers)

CAUSES OF DEATHALL AGESAge Groups
Under 11 - 45 -1415-2425-4445-6465-7475 and upwards
TotalMaleFemaleMF.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.MF.M.F.M.F.
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory321----------111---
2. Tuberculosis, other110----------1-----
3. Syphilitic disease202---------------2
4. Diphtheria000----------------
5. Whooping Cough000----------------
6. Meningococcal infections101-----------1----
7. Acute Poliomyelitis000----------------
8. Measles000----------------
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases110------------1---
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach231211--------1-543334
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus46379----------23410342
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast21021---------1-10-3-7
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus404-----------2-1-1
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms1145955--1--1--78261611131417
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia1165--------2-2-1411
16. Diabetes8261----------2--14
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system15548107---------191513202671
18. Coronary disease, angina18712364--------2-621434222528
19. Hypertension with heart disease281018----------2131516
20. Other heart disease1434994--------346116163463
21. Other circulatory disease523616--------11106105154
22. Influenza541-------1----3-1-
23. Pneumonia563125451-----2-42851213
24. Bronchitis765818-3------1-712512513
25. Other diseases of respiratory system1073--------1-132-3-
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum945---------1211113
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea413-------------112
28. Nephritis and nephrosis642---------11-2-11
29. Hyperplasia of prostate330--------------3-
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion101---------1------
31. Congenital malformations126646--1---1-------
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases107476020102122--3186417823
33. Motor vehicle accidents22166----1-523-123-32
34. All other accidents13761-------4-1---16
35. Suicide1073------1-2-331---
36. Homicide and operations of war000----------------
TOTAL11.3458155330244143633318175105142116187283