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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
Shoreditch 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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CAUSES OF DEATH, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION.
| CAUSES OF DEATH | AGES | SEX | Total deaths due to each cause. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 to 75 | Over 75 | Males | Females | ||
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | 1 | - | - | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other forms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 |
| 4. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| - | - | 1 | - | - | — | 1 | — | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 7. Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | l | 1 | 2 |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | - | - | - | - | 1 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 20 | |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 35 | |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 9 | 9 | |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatio neoplasms | — | — | — | — | 11 | 25 | |||||
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | - | — | - | - | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | |||
| 16. Diabetes | - | - | - | — | - | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | ||
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 35 | 40 | |||
| 18. Coronary disease, angina. | - | - | - | - | 1 | 41 | 73 | ||||
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 20. Other heart disease | - | - | - | - | 7 | 19 | 36 | 55 | |||
| 21. Other circulatory disease | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 22. Influenza | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 23. Pneumoni1 | - | - | - | - | 22 | 38 | 60 | ||||
| 24. Bronchitis | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 29 | 21 | 50 | ||
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | |||
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | 5 | ||
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||
| 32. Other defined and ill- defined diseases | — | — | 7 | 5 | 15 | 15 | |||||
| 33• Motor Vehicle accidents | - | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
| 34. All other accidents | - | - | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 35• Suicide | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total Deaths (all causes) | 15 | 5 | 3 | 123 | 134 | 246 | 294 | 549 | |||