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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
Romford 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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TABLE 2.
| Causes of Death | All ages | Deaths at the subjoined ages of Residents, after correction for Inward and Outward Transfers. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total | Under 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45- 54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75 & upwards | |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 2. Cerebrospinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6. Diphtheria | l | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 25 | 9 | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 7. Other forms of Tuberculosis | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 8. Syphilitic disease | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| 9. Influenza | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| 10. Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 12. Acute infectious Encephalitis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | ... |
| 13.M Cancer of Buccal Cavity, etc. | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 13.F Cancer of Uterus | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 13 | 4 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 15. Cancer of Breast | ... | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | 39 | 23 | 62 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 10 |
| 17. Diabetes | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 18. Intra cranial Vascular Lesions | 15 | 36 | 51 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 19 |
| 19. Heart Disease | 89 | 88 | 177 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 53 | 76 |
| 20. Other Diseases of the Circulatory System | 11 | 13 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 16 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 17 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| 23. Other Respiratory Diseases | 2 | 4 | 24 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 24. Ulceration of the Stomach or Duodenum | 6 | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 |
| 25. Diarrhoea | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 26. Appendicitis | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 27. Other digestive dis eases | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 28. Nephritis | 9 | 7 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 30. Other Maternal causes | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 31. Premature Birth | 13 | 6 | 19 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 32. Congenital Malformations and Birth injuries ... | 16 | 13 | 29 | 25 | ... | 2 | l | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 33. Suicide | 7 | 2 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 34. Road Traffic Accidents | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 35. Other violent causes | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |||
| 36. All other causes | 32 | 35 | 67 | 2 | l | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 29 | |
| Total | 335 | 306 | 641 | 61 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 67 | 109 | 155 | 170 |