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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 1951
[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 | 17 | 10 | 27 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 4. Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5. Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 6. Meningococcal infections | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 7. Acute poliomyelitis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 8. Measles | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 7 | 13 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 16 | 4 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | ... | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 37 | 37 | 74 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 19 |
| 16. Leukaemia, aleukæmia | 4 | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 16. Diabetes | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 43 | 41 | 84 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 7 | 14 | 25 | 35 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | 69 | 20 | 89 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 30 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | 14 | 8 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 20. Other heart disease | 48 | 70 | 118 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 69 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | 16 | 11 | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
| 22. Influenza | 8 | 1 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 23. Pneumonia | 17 | 16 | 33 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 25 | 14 | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 3 | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| 26. Ulcer of Stomach and duodenum | 7 | 5 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | ... | 4 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis, and diarrhoea | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostrate | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 35 | 37 | 72 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | 7 | 3 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 34. All other accidents | 15 | 7 | 22 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 35. Suicide | 2 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 409 | 351 | 760 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 26 | 44 | 75 | 95 | 187 | 253 |