London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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DEATHS
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Tuberculosis and other Infectious Diseases | |
| Cancer and other Malignant Diseases | 184 |
| Diseases of the Brain and Nervous System | 100 |
| Diseases of the Heart and Circulatory System | 292 |
| Pneumonia, Bronchitis and other Respiratory Diseases (excluding T.B.) | 90 |
| Diseases of the Stomach and Digestive System | 6 |
| Accidents, Poisonings and Violence | 39 |
| Infant Deaths and Congenital Malformations | 37 |
| Other causes | 84 |
| Total | 839 |
Crude Death Rate per 1,000 Estimated Population 7 3
Adjusted Death Rate (Comparability Factor 1.54) = 11.2
Lung Cancer caused the deaths of 58 residents of Romford
during the year, of whom 51 were male and 7 female.
The deaths of 90 persons were ascribed to Bronchitis and
other allied respiratory diseases.
Accidents accounted for the deaths of 24 of our townspeople
during the year, of whom 19 were male and 5 female. This total
includes the deaths of nine males and two females as a result of
motor vehicle smashes.
Two persons were the unfortunate victims of homicide, while
five males and eight females committed suicide.
It cannot be denied that the bulk of such deaths are
preventable.
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