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Leyton 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE 3.
CAUSES OE DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN THE BOROUGH OF LEYTON, 1951.
| Sex. | All Ages. | Acts at Death in Years. | In Institutions in the District | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 55 years. | 55 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 years and upwards. | Not belonging to District. | Belonging to District. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | M | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| F | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| Tuberculosis, other | M | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Syphilitic disease | M | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Diphtheria | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping cough | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Meningococcal infection | M | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | M | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |
| F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | M | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 7 |
| F | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | M | 33 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 38 | 9 |
| F | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 8 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | 2 | |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | 71 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 19 | 60 | 25 |
| F | 55 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 56 | 19 | |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | M | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | |