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 1950
[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. Tuberculosis, respiratory | 19 | 10 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4. Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5. Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 6. Meningococcal infections | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 7. Acute poliomyelitis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 8. Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 13 | 9 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 24 | 2 | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | ... | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... | |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 31 | 29 | 60 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 16 |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 16. Diabetes | 3 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 30 | 46 | 76 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 30 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | 45 | 38 | 83 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 26 |
| 11). Hypertension with heart disease | 7 | 14 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| 20. Other heart disease | 34 | 58 | 92 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 54 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | 16 | 14 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 22. Influenza | 3 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| 23. Pneumonia | 23 | 4 | 27 | 10 | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 23 | 9 | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 26. Ulcer of Stomach and duodenum | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | . | ... | ... | ... | l | 1 | ... | 2 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis, and diarrhoea | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 4 | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostrate | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 |
| 30. Pregnancy,childbirth, abortion | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 33 | 29 | 62 | 18 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | 8 | 1 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 34. All other accidents | 3 | 5 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| 35. Suicide | 7 | 4 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 355 | 310 | 665 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 31 | 53 | 112 | 162 | 215 |