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

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Romford 1959

[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, respiratory437..........11..221
2. Tuberculosis, other............................
3. Syphilitic disease11....................1
4. Diphtheria............................
5. Whooping Cough............................
6. Meningococcal infections............................
7. Acute poliomyelitis............................
8. Measles............................
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases1..1............1........
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach101020............11459
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus ..35641............1819112
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast..1818..........117162
13. Malignantneoplasm, uterus..77..........11122
14. Other malignant and lymphaticneoplasms393776..1..1....410241818
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia123............11....1
16. Diabetes..44..................31
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system4161102......1..132132260
18. Coronary disease, angina7648124..........1111304833
19. Hypertension with heart disease7916................448
20. Other heart disease425597..........1..771666
21. Other circulatory disease101121........1......2513
22. Influenza3251....1........21
23. Pneumonia22204251......1..4818
24. Bronchitis4913623..........24181718
25. Other diseases of respiratory system9110......1....2..231
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum123................111
27. Gastritis, enteritis, and diarrhoea213..............111
28 Nephritis and nephrosis336..........1111..2
29. Hyperplasia of prostrate............................
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion ..............................
31. Congenital malformations1233....................
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases32336523141..4o51011
33. Motor vehicle accidents11213..1222311..1
34. All other accidents61016........112..1110
35. Suicide628........1..12211
36. Homicide and operations of war............................
Total4113637743522106103169144184281