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

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Romford 1957

[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- 2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-74754 upward
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory279..........2412....
2. Tuberculosis, other1..1....................1
3. Syphilitic disease314..............12..1
4 Diphtheria............................
5. Whooping Cough............................
6 Meningococcal infections............................
7. Acute poliomyelitis............................
8. Measles............................
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases123......1......1....1
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach12315..............1653
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus . .38644............11414123
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast..1313............1453..
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus..55............1..13..
14. Other malignant and lymphaticneoplasms403171........1..65162320
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia325....1........211..
16. Diabetes..22................1..1
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system375491............313172533
18. Coronary disease, angina6637103..........1414163830
19. Hypertension with heart disease145................221
20. Other heart disease50511011..........715101553
21. Other circulatory disease13821............112710
22. Influenza314..............211..
23. Pneumonia2517426....1......361115
24. Bronchitis385431..........34111212
25. Other diseases of respiratory system426......1......122..
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum3..3..................12
27. Gastritis, enteritis, and diarrhoea145..........1....112
28. Nephritis and nephrosis628............21212
29. Hyperplasia of prostrate5..5....................5
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion..11..........1..........
31. Congenital malformations6395..1..12..........
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases33356822....323455915
33. Motor vehicle accidents516......22..11......
34. All other accidents103131..........23223
35. Suicide123............111....
36. Homicide and operations of war............................
Total40730270936..286104193126174213