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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 1955

[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
Tuberculosis, respiratory .426...............1...212...
2 Tuberculosis,-other112...1........................1
3 Syphilitic disease4...4...........................21
4 Diphtheria..........................................
5 Whooping Cough...111..............................
6 Meningococcal infec tions..........................................
7. Acute poliomyelitis...22.................................
8 Measles1...1......1.....................
9 Other infective and parasitic diseases...11......1........................
10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach12820.....................3358
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus22...22..................16554
12 Malignant neoplasm, breast...1414..................32414
13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus...77..................11122
14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms333467............1...84141624
15 Leukaemia, aleukaemia145......1......11.........
16 Diabetes235..................2...1...
17 Vascular lesions of nervous system324880............1116162728
18 Coronary disease, angina573289............165183029
19 Hypertension with heart disease336........................312
20 Other heart disease5254106...............42682065
21 Other circulatory disease131831.....................64912
22 Influenza ......224............1...1..........2
23 Pneumonia1921406......1......2...61212
24 Bronchitis2310331.....................51410
25 Other diseases of respiratory system729...............1......413
26 Ulcer of Stomach and duodenum66.....................1212
27 Gastritis, enteritis, and diarrhoea...33...........................21
28 Nephritis and nephrosis4610..................1...324
29 Hyperplasia of prostrate55...........................14
30 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion11............l..................
31 Congenital malformations941391Il...............1
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases42418327.........23314101113
33 Motor vehicle accidents7411............322......22
34 All other accidents7512............22...2132
35 8uicide145...............1......211
36 Homicide and operations of war11............1......••......
Total3693367054421413203461111171237