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

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Romford 1956

[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 i
M.F.TotalUnder 112-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475 upward
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory235..........1112....
2. Tuberculosis, other2..2............1..1....
3 Syphilitic disease415..............221..
4 Diphtheria............................
5. Whooping Cough............................
6 Meningococcal infections1122....................
7. Acute poliomyelitis2..2......2..............
8. Measles............................
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases............................
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach131326........1..24811
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus31738............3813122
12. Malignantneoplasm, breast..1212..........112314
13. Malignantneoplasm, uterus..66............4..11..
14. Other malignant and lymphaticneoplasms453378......226411141722
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia459....1......124..1
16. Diabetes112................2....
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system264167............1310,:330
18. Coronary disease, angina6741108............214303131
19. Hypertension with heart disease145..................41
20. Other heart disease415798..........24392456
21. Other circulatory disease111223..............2876
22. Influenza..22..1................1
23. Pneumonia15223742......1..22818
24. Bronchitis321042..............1111515
25. Other diseases of respiratory system..11..................1..
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum.4..4............1....11
27. Gastritis, enteritis, and diarrhoea3363........11....1..
28. Nephritis and nephrosis6511..........112124
29. Hyperplasia of prostrate3..3..................12
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion..11..........1..........
31. Congenital malformations4595......1..2..' '1..
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases47388528132....44131515
33. Motor vehicle accidents426..1....1..111..1
34. All other accidents10515..11111..23l4
35. Suicide6612..........l33212
36. Homicide and operations of war............................
Total385337722426575173565137176227