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 4 (Contd.)
CAUSE OF DEATH | ALL AGES | Age Groups | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | M | F | -1 | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | ||
29 | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
30 | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
31 | Congenital Malformations | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
32 | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 96 | 49 | 47 | 27 | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 24 |
33 | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
34 | All other accidents | 32 | 20 | 12 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
35 | Suicide | 14 | 6 | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
36 | Homicide and operations of war | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Males | 664 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 184 | 193 | 212 | |||
Females | 544 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 99 | 142 | 255 | |||
GRAND TOTAL: | 1208 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 283 | 335 | 467 |
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 | |||
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 | ||
1961 | - | 88 | - | 73 | 8 | 919 | 8 | 1080 | ||
1961 | Pedestrians | Motor Cyclists | Pedal Cyclists | Drivers | Other Road Users | TOTAL | ||||
Killed | 6 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 8 | ||||
Injured | 384 | 174 | 104 | 141 | 277 | 1080 |