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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GENERAL MORTALITY—MAIN CAUSES 1953-1963
Causes of Death | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tuberculosis (all forms) | 21 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Cancer | 211 | 234 | 210 | 253 | 248 | 236 | 247 | 235 | 206 | 223 | 239 |
Infectious diseases | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Cardio-vascular disease | 602 | 590 | 591 | 682 | 679 | 592 | 560 | 548 | 565 | 637 | 631 |
Influenza | 14 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
Pneumonia | 52 | 41 | 49 | 53 | 65 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 56 | 73 | 82 |
Bronchitis | 85 | 54 | 65 | 95 | 79 | 76 | 61 | 65 | 76 | 88 | 113 |
Other respiratory diseases | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 10 |
Gastro intestinal diseases | 28 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 13 |
Motor vehicle accidents | 11 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 11 |
All other accidents | 10 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 7 |
Suicide | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
There was a slight decrease in cardio-vascular disease from 637 to
631 although this remained by far the largest cause of death.
Cancer deaths rose from 223 to 239.
Tuberculosis deaths remained at 7.
The largest increase was in Bronchitis which jumped from 88 to
113, in fact the "respiratory block" of Pneumonia, Bronchitis and Other
respiratory diseases showed an overall increase of 41. The rather severe
winter could have been responsible for this increase.
In the Registrar-General's abridged list of causes of death (given
overleaf) the age break-down has been extended to:- All ages; under 4
weeks; 4 weeks and under 1 year; 1-4; 5-14; 15-24; 25-34; 35-44; 45-54;
55-64; 65-74; 75 and over.