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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 1.
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE OF STEPNEY RESIDENTS - 1960. (Registrar-General's Return)
| CAUSE OF DEATH | ALL AGES | Age Groups | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | M | F | -1 | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | |
| 1. Tuberculosis - Respiratory | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2. " - Other | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — |
| 3. Syphilitic Disease | 1 | 1 | - | - | — | — | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 4. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. Meningococcal Infection | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9. Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | - | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 10. Malignant Neoplasm - Stomach | 33 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
| 11. " " - Lung, Bronchus | 53 | 50 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 28 | 12 | 9 |
| 12. " " Breast | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | |
| 13. " " Uterus | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 14. " " - Other | 96 | 48 | 48 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 29 | |
| 15. Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 16. Diabetes | 8 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 17. Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 97 | 37 | 60 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 47 |
| 18. Coronary Disease, Angina | 187 | 106 | 81 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 57 | 60 | 63 |
| 19. Hypertension with Heart Disease | 23 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 11 | ||
| 20. Other Heart Disease | 106 | 45 | 61 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 15 | 72 |
| 21. Other Circulatory Diseases | 43 | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 |
| 22. Influenza | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 23. Pneumonia | 54 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 32 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 102 | 68 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 31 | 48 | |||
| 25. Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
| 26. Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 10 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
| 27. Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | 7 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||