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Stepney 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: Table 3.TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE OF STEPHEN RESIDENTS-1952 (Registrar-General's Return)

Table 3.

TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE OF STEPHEN RESIDENTS-1952 (Registrar-General's Return)

CAUSES OF DEATH.ALL AGESAge Groups
TotalMF-11-5-15-25-45-65-75-
1.Tuberculosis-Respiratory493415---4171981
2. Other1-1-------1--
3. Syphilitic Disease972--------72--
4. Diphtheria-------------
5. Whooping Cough-----------
6. Meningococcal Infection2-22-------
7. Acute Poliomyelitis11---1-----
8. Measles-------------
9. Other infective and Parasitic Diseases211--1--1-
10. Malignant Neoplasm-Stomach371918----118162
11. „ -Lung, Bronchus44368----219167
12. „ -Breast17-17----3824
13. „ -Uterus9-9----1611
14. „ -Other1277849-1--13424031
15. Leukaemia, Aleukaemia752-1-2-211
16. Diabetes633------33
17. Vascular Lesions of Nervous System1145262-----244149
18. Coronary disease, Angina17911762----3487157
19. Hypertension with Heart Disease461234-----82117
20. Other Heart Disease1818299---182642104
21. Other Circulatory Diseases714031---12142727
22. Influenza312--1-1--1-
23. Pneumonia100604082-12172149
24. Bronchitis14310736----1514348
25. Other diseases of Respiratory System16115----1465
26. Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum19181----3493