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

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Romford 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]

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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. Tuberculosis, respiratory10515........22..5312
2. Tuberculosis, other............................
3. Syphilitic disease1..1................1....
4. Diphtheria............................
5. Whooping Cough............................
6. Meningococcal infections1121..........1........
17. Acute poliomyelitis1..1........1............
8. Measles............................
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases1..1..............1......
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach10717..........1..455 51 2
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus25631............251185
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast..2121............45624
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus..55..............1121
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms353671....112147202015
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia437......2......11..3
14. Diabetes257..............1..33
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system344983..........117171740
18. Coronary disease, angina582785............212172925
19. Hypertension with heart disease7714................446
20. Other heart disease365490........1..4672448
21. Other circulatory disease101525........1..1..3812
22. Influenza............................
23. Pneumonia15102543..1......1637
24. Bronchitis21930..1..........341012
25. Other diseases of respiratory system819..........11241..
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum6..6............1..23..
27. Gastritis, enteritis, and diarrhoea2131................11
28. Nephritis and nephrosis8311......1....12223
29. Hyperplasia of prostrate3..3....................3
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion............................
31. Congenital malformations561172..1....1........
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases32407226..13142511712
33. Motor vehicle accidents8210..1..32........22
34 All other accidents581311..11..31..14
35. Suicide9312............14421
36. Homicide and operations of war1..1..................1..
Total35832468240821311102973129156211