Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 1 (contd.)
CAUSE OF DEATH | ALL AGES | Age Groups | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | M | F | -1 | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | |
29. Hyperplasia of Prostate | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
31. Congenital Malformations | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 72 | 37 | 35 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 20 |
33. Motor Vehicle Accidents | 21 | 15 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
34. All other accidents | 26 | 18 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
35. Suicide | 16 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
36. Homicide and operations of war | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | - | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Males Females | 580 | — | 16 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 183 | 152 | 180 | |
— | 457 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 82 | 114 | 214 | ||
GRAND TOTAL: | 1037 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 57 | 265 | 266 | 394 |
Table 2.
COMPARATIVE TABLE OF ROAD ACCIDENTS OCCURRING IN THE BOROUGH
YEAR | Children under 7 years | Children 7 - 14 years | Adults | TOTALS | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Killed | Injured | Killed | Injured | Killed | Injured | Killed | Injured | ||||
1956 | — | 58 | — | 60 | 4 | 742 | 4 | 860 | |||
1957 | — | 49 | — | 54 | 2 | 667 | 2 | 770 | |||
1958 | — | 70 | — | 75 | 14 | 896 | 14 | 1041 | |||
1959 | — | 59 | — | 68 | 8 | 930 | 8 | 1057 | |||
1960 | — | 69 | 2 | 62 | 11 | 894 | 13 | 1025 | |||
1960 | Pedestrians | Motor Cyclists | Pedal Cyclists | Drivers | Other Road Users | TOTAL | |||||
Killed Injured | 10 341 | 2 193 | 1 101 | 152 | 238 | 13 1025 |