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.
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE OF STEPNEY RESIDENTS-1961. (Registrar-General ' s Return)
CAUSE OF DEATH | ALL AGES | Age Groups | ||||||||||
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Total | M | F | -1 | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | ||
1 | Tuberculosis-Respiratory | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
2 | -Other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
3 | Syphilitic Disease | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - |
4 | Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
5 | Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
6 | Meningococcal Infection | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
7 | Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
8 | Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
9 | Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - |
10 | Malignant Neoplasm-Stomach. | 40 | 15 | 25 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
11 | " " - Dung, Bronchus | 79 | 65 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 35 | 27 | 14 |
12 | " " - Breast | 21 | 1 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 13 | - | 6 |
13 | " " - Uterus | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
14 | " " - Other | 78 | 48 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
15 | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
16 | Diabetes | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
17 | Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 97 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 30 | 44 | |
18 | Coronary Disease, Angina | 233 | 141 | 92 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 72 | 75 | 81 |
19 | Hypertension with Heart Disease | 35 | 12 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 11 | 19 |
20 | Other Heart Disease | 100 | 34 | 66 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 12 | 23 | 61 |
21 | Other Circulatory Diseases | 52 | 31 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 |
22 | Influenza | 27 | 10 | 17 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
23 | Pneumonia | 97 | 62 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 58 |
24 | Bronchitis | 101 | 71 | 30 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 19 | 32 | 48 |
25 | Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
26 | Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 13 | 9 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 5 |
27 | Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 |
28 | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 |