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Shoreditch 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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CAUSES OF DEATH, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION,

CAUSES OF DEATHUnder 4 wks4 wks to l yr1 to 45 to 1415 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 54 |55 to 6465 to 7475 and overMaleFemaleTotal deaths due to each cause
1.Tuberculosis} respiratory------1111-4-4
2.Tuberculosis, other forms---1--------11
3.Syphilitic disease---------1-1-1
4..Diphtheria--------------
5.Whooping cough-1---------11
6.Meningococcal infections--------------
7.Acute poliomyelitis--------------
8.Measles--------------
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases-------1---1-1
10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach-------11--2-2
11.Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus------13146425328
12.Malignant neoplasm, breast------12112-77
13.Malignant neoplasm, uterus-------111--33
14.Other malignant and lymphatis neoplasms--1---11111312152439
15.Leukaemia, aleukaemia----l--111-314
16.Diabetes---------12213
17.Vascular lesions of nervous system----1-291124123547
18.Coronary disease, angina------392430396045105
19.Hypertension with heart disease-------12442911
20.Other heart disease------115101492231
21.Other circulatory diseases--------4816111728
22.Influenza---------1--11
23.Pneumonia-5------11154224971
24.Bronchitis-5----1281728392261
25.Other diseases of respiratory system---------22314
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum-------1211325
27.Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea--------111213
28.Nephritis and Nephrosis--------------
29.Hyperplasia of prostate-------------
30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion--------------
31.Congenital malformations1311--2----268
32.Other defined and ill-defined diseases5-1-----82891524
33.Motor Vehicle accidents-----1--2--123
34.All other accidents------2-1459312
35.Suicide-----21222-459
36.Homicide and operations of war__-_-----
Total Deaths (all causes)6143214142999129216241276517