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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
Stepney 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 4.
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STEPNEY - 1950
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | All Ages | -1 | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuberculosis - Respiratory | 50 | - | - | - | 2 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 3 |
| 2. " - Other | 6 | - | - | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — |
| 3. Syphilitic Disease | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 4. Diphtheria | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — |
| 6. Meningococcal Infection | 1 | -- | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8.Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Other infective and Parasitic Diseases | 1 | - | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Malignant Neoplasm - Stomach | 47 | - | - | • | - | 4 | 19 | 22 | 2 |
| 11. " - Lung, Bronchus | 47 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 24 | 15 | 7 |
| 12. " - Breast | 24 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| 13. 11 - Uterus | 10 | — | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 14. 11 - Other | 126 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 43 | 37 |
| 15. Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 1 | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 16. Diabetes | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 17. Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 98 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 32 | 47 |
| 18. Coronary disease, Angina | 149 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 53 | 63 | 27 |
| 19. Hypertension with Heart Disease .. | 63 | — | — | — | 1 | - | 12 | 27 | |
| 20. Other Heart Disease | 187 | •S | 3 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 100 | ||
| 21. Other Circulatory Diseases | 46 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 | ||
| 22. Influenza | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | - | 1 |
| 23. Pneumonia | 46 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 13 | 24 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 92 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 16 | 3 | 3 |
| 25. Other diseases of Respiratory System | 22 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| 26. Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 20 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | |
| 27. Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 8 | 4 | — | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Contd. | |||||||||
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