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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 1952

[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.FTotalUnder 112-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475 & upwards
1.Tuberculosis, respiratory7714...............24431...
2.Tuberculosis,other3...3...............1...11......
3.Syphilitic diseasei12........................1...1
4.Diphtheria..........................................
6.Whooping Cough..........................................
6.Meningococcal infections1...1......1........................
7.Acute poliomyelitis..........................................
8.Measles..........................................
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases1...1...........................1...
10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach121123.....................5666
11.Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus22224...............1316103
12.Malignant neoplasm, breast...1111.....................3134
13.Malignant neoplasm, uterus...55...............1......211
14.Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms353368......1...1426181719
15.Leukaemia, aleukaemia311.........1......11...1...
16.Diabetes134.........1............111
17.Vascular lesions of nervous system305585..................26172535
18.Coronary disease, angina653297..................27252934
19.Hypertension with heart disease14923.....................14108
20.Other heart disease...5157108............2...5281675
21.Other circulatory disease162440............11...37820
22.Influenza11............1..................
23.Pneumonia131831...31............34413
'24.Bronchitis361046...1............13101417
25.Other diseases of respiratory system7...7.....................3211
26.Ulcer of Stomach and duodenum729..................11241
27.Gastritis, enteritis, and diarrhoea23531............1............
28.Nephritis and nephrosis369.........21......213
29.Hyperplasia of prostrate7...7........................223
30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion...11...............1...............
81.Congenital malformations7512811............11......
32.Other defined and ill-defined diseases42388029...13145691012
33.Motor vehicle accidents10111...1151.........91
34.All other accidents13720621...1...1...117
35.Suicide213..................1.........2
36.Homicide and operations of war1...1......1........................
Total4123447564988614172957133168267