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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 1953
[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, respira- | 13 | 4 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... |
| 2. | Tuberculosis,other | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 3. | Syphilitic disease | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| 4. | Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5. | Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 6. | Meningococcal infections | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 7. | Acute poliomyelitis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 8. | Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 13 | 5 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 28 | 3 | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| 12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | ... | 10 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 37 | 28 | 65 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 18 |
| 15. | Leukaemia, aleuk-aemia | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| 16. | Diabetes | 3 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| 17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 35 | 45 | 81 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 35 |
| 18. | Coronary disease, angina | 73 | 36 | 109 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 36 | 38 |
| 19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 4 | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 20. | Other heart disease | 43 | 66 | 109 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 72 |
| 21. | Other circulatory disease | 22 | 15 | 37 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 22. | Influenza | 7 | 5 | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 31 | 14 | 45 | 10 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 25 | 20 | 45 | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 14 |
| 25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 3 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| 26. | Ulcer of Stomach and duodenum | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 27. | Gastritis, enteritis, and diarrhoea | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| 28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 2 | 7 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of prostrate | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| 30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 31. | Congenital malformations | 12 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| 32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 38 | 34 | 72 | 33 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 11 |
| 33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 4 | 4 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 34. | All other accidents. | 4 | 4 | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 |
| 35. | Suicide | 5 | 4 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 36. | Homicide and operations of war | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 420 | 348 | 768 | 62 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 72 | 128 | 183 | 250 | |