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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
Leyton 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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The Registrar-General's classification of causes of death by sex totals are shown in Table I on this page.
The total number of deaths in 1958 (1338) compares with 1228 in 1957 the respective death rates per 1 000 population being 13.547 and 12.32.
| Causes of Death | AGE GROUPS - MALES | AGE GROUPS - FEMALES | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5 -15 | 5-25 | 25-45 | 45- 65 | 65- 75 | 7 5+ | TOTAL MALES | 0- 1 | 1-5 | 5-5 | 15- 25 | 25- 4 5 | 45- 65 | 65- 75 | 75+ | TOTAL FEMALES | |
| 1. Tuberculosis respiratory | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 5 |
| 2- Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm stomach | 27 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm lung bronchus | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 10 | 7 | 39 | - | - | _ | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm breast | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm uterus | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 109 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 24 | 24 | 58 | - | - | _ | 1 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 51 |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukæmia | 10 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 16. Diabetes | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous systern | 178 | _ | - | - | _ | 5 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 61 | - | - | _ | _ | 2 | 9 | 24 | 82 | 117 |
| 18. Coronary disease angina | 200 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 47 | 38 | 41 | 127 | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 24 | 35 | 73 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 12 | 16 |
| 20. Other heart disease | 298 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 14 | 15 | 85 | 116 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 14 | 17 | 147 | 182 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 11 | 8 | 25 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 34 |
| 22. Influenza | 4 | = | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23. Pneumonia | 86 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 48 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 38 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 83 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 15 | 24 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 17 | 27 |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 10 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 4 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 27. Gastritis enteritis and diarrhœa | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - - | | - | - | - |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30. Pregnancy. childbirth. abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 8 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 77 | 10 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 10 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 39 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | 10 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 34. All other accidents | 13 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 35. Suicide ... | 14 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 5 |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 1 338 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 183 | 178 | 278 | 682 | 13 | 1 | - | 1 | 19 | 101 | 131 | 390 | 656 |
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