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Stepney 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: Table ITOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE OF STEPNEY RESIDENTS - 1963 (Registrar-General's Return)

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TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE OF STEPNEY RESIDENTS - 1963 (Registrar-General's Return)

CAUSE OF DEATHALL AGESAge Groups
TotalMF-11-5-15-25-35-45-55-65-75-
1 Tuberculosis-Respiratory1183-----3332-
2 „ - Other-------------
3 Syphilitic Disease413-------211
4 Diphtheria——-————--—---
5 Whooping Cough------------—
6 Meningococcal Infection1-1-1--------
7 Acute Poliomyelitis-------------
8 Measles---------——-—
9 Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases---------——--
10 Malignant Neoplasm - Stomach291712--—-1-31087
11 „ - Lung, Bronchus71665-----213192413
12 „ - Breast21-21-----23844
13 " - Uterus10-10-----14311
14. „ - Other1055550--3-1113263823
15 Leukaemia, Aleukaemia413---1---111
16 Diabetes2012--1--113104
17 Vascular Lesions of Nervous System1124864----234124051
18 Coronary Disease, Angina20312875-----715487360
19 Hypertension with Heart Disease281513------121114
20 Other Heart Disease1105555---122893256
21 Other Circulatory Diseases593029----123122021
22 Influenza1046-----1--18
23 Pneumonia98524610--111672052
24. Bronchitis13699372---—-5174765
25 Other Diseases of Respiratory System22184-----116212
26 Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum661———----—24
27 Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea4131-----—--3
28 Nephritis and Nephrosis862----2311-1