London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]

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Table: TABLE 2.

TABLE 2.

Causes of DeathAll agesDeaths at the subjoined ages of Residents, after correction for Inward and Outward Transfers.
M.F.TotalUnder 112-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475 & upwards
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers..........................................
2. Cerebro-spinal Fever1...1......1........................
3. Scarlet Fever..........................................
4. Whooping Cough..........................................
6. Diphtheria..........................................
6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System131225............38...842...
7. Other forms of Tuberculosis5...5.......13......1......
8. Syphilitic disease2...2..................1...1......
9. Influenza1...1........................1......
10. Measles..........................................
11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis..........................................
12. Acute infectious Encephalitis..........................................
13.M Cancer of Buccal Cavity, etc.5...5...........................32
13.F Cancer of Uterus...55.....................1...13
14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum17724..................18582
15. Cancer of Breast...88..................21131
16. Cancer of all other sites453075......2......1312232212
17. Diabetes...22........................1...1
18. Intra cranial Vascular Lesions253863.....................642033
19. Heart Disease9273165............2...416274274
20. Other Diseases of the Circulatory System221335.....................371411
21 Bronchitis19726...............1...2698
22. Pneumonia881632.........2...2115
23. Other Respiratory Diseases549.........11.........133
24. Ulceration of the Stomach or Duodenum4...4.....................121...
25. Diarrhæa1...11..............................
26. Appendicitis2...2............1............1...
27. Other digestive diseases6511............1...3...392
28. Nephritis95141............1...1344
29. Puerperal Sepsis..........................................
30. Other Maternal causes...11............1..................
31. Premature Birth851313..............................
32. Congenital Malformations and Birth injuries461010..............................
33. Suicide617............1...23...1...
34. Road Traffic Accidents224.........11......11......
35. Other violent causes67131...1...2211122
36. All other causes3119501...1121165824
Total339258597302541816187397147187