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

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Romford 1958

[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 to upword
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory347............12121
2. Tuberculosis, other............................
3. Syphilitic disease112................11..
4. Diphtheria............................
5. Whooping Cough............................
6. Meningococcal infections..22............1..1....
7. Acute poliomyelitis............................
8. Measles............................
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases3..31..........11......
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach14620............22..79
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus43851............1420179
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast..1616............15331
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus..44............112....
14. Other malignant and lymphaticneoplasms463177......142312222211
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia6612....1..2..1132..
16. Diabetes336................1311
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system2857851..........4672245
18. Coronary disease, angina8553138..............20245341
19. Hypertension with heart disease628................323
20. Other heart disease355085..........1451016..
21. Other circulatory disease131932........11236811
22. Influenza213......1......1....1
23. Pneumonia182543411........3313..
24. Bronchitis4916651..1......151230..
25. Other diseases of respiratory system336......1..1....13..
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum369..............1..26
27. Gastritis, enteritis, and diarrhoea..11................1....
28. Nephritis and nephrosis3912..............3333
29. Hyperplasia of prostrate3..3....................3
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion..11..........1..........
31. Congenital malformations1341713....12..1........
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases37367320111132681317
33. Motor vehicle accidents4..4........1..12....2
34. All other accidents8311....1111221....
35. Suicide5813............435....
36. Homicide and operations of war1..1....1................
Total4353758104026612103388138223252