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 ABRIDGED LIST OF CAUSES OF DEATH IN CERTAIN AGE GROUPS (Corrected for Inward and Outward Transfers)
CAUSES OF DEATH | ALL AGES | AGE GROUPS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 upwards | |||||||||||||||
Total | Male | Female | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
1. Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
2. Tuberculosis, Other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
3. Syphilitic disease | - | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
4. Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
5. Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
6. Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
7. Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
8. Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | _ | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 34 | 17 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 61 | 50 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -- | 1 | 10 | - | 15 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
12. Malignan: neoplasm, breast | 28 | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 9 | - | 9 | - | 8 |
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 108 | 62 | 46 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 13 |
15. Leukaemia,Aleukaemia | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
16. Diabetes | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
17. Vascular Lesions of nervous system | 181 | 85 | 96 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 52 | 57 |
18. Coronary Disease, angina | 230 | 161 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | - | 21 | 3 | 46 | 13 | 43 | 23 | 44 | 30 |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | 35 | 13 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
20. Other heart disease | 139 | 44 | 95 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 75 |
21.Other Circulatory diseases | 46 | 24 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 13 |
22. Influenza | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -- | - | -- | - | 6 |
23. Pneumonia | 82 | 35 | 47 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 37 |
24. Bronchitis | 113 | 71 | 42 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 30 | 28 |
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 10 | 8 | 2 | - | - | — | — | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 3 | 2 |
26. Ulcer of stomachand duodenum | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 2 |
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | 2 | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 2 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
31. Congenital malformations | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 77 | 33 | 44 | 11 | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 15 |
33. Motor Vehicle accidents | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
34. All other accidents | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - |
35. Suicide | 13 | 6 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
36. Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
TOTAL | 1,252 | 656 | 596 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 30 | 124 | 81 | 179 | 123 | 247 | 324 |