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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 1962

[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
TOTALMALEFEMALEM.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
1.Tuberculosis, respiratory440--------1-2-1---
2.Tuberculosis, other321--------11----1-
3.Syphilitic disease211------------1--1
4.Diphtheria000----------------
5..Whooping cough000----------------
6.Meningococcal infections110--1-------------
7.Acute poliomyelitis000----------------
8.Measles ...000----------_------
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases202-----------1---1
10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach241113----------545316
11.Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus59518--------2-28414272
12.Malignant neoplasm, breast25025---------2-12-4-7
13.Malignant neoplasm, uterus10010----__---1-4-2-3
14.Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms1055550----1---3719171517179
l5.Leukaemia, aleukaemia734----------1321--
16.Diabetes1129--------1-13-3-3
17.Vascular lesions of nervous system17771106------1--2161424252965
18.Coronary disease, angina23515679--------4-661146324036
19.Hypertension with heart disease401921---------151441015
20.Other heart disease1435192-----1---1491393472
21.Other circulatory disease421923---------155471010
22.Influenza1037------------1-27
23.Pneumonia7336371-111---2-63562027
24.Bronchitis8864243-12------8235117 119
26.Other diseases of respiratory system330—---------1-1-
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum422------------111 1j
27.Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea4311--------1--1--
28.Nephritis and nephrosis936---------2221--2
29.Hyperplasia of prostate550--------------5-
30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion101----------------
31.Congenital malformations127563-11----1------
32.Other defined and ill-defined diseases924349191311-2--117-6117-
33.Motor vehicle accidents1082------215-11----
34.All other accidents16115211-2----12-----
36.Suicide303---------12-----
36.Homicide and operations of war000—————---—--—————
TOTAL1,22063458632175563412123179103180128207306