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 I
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE OF STEPNEY RESIDENTS - 1963 (Registrar-General's Return)
| CAUSE OF DEATH | ALL AGES | Age Groups | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | M | F | -1 | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | |
| 1 Tuberculosis-Respiratory | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 2 „ - Other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 Syphilitic Disease | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 Diphtheria | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | - | - | |
| 5 Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
| 6 Meningococcal Infection | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | |
| 9 Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | - |
| 10 Malignant Neoplasm - Stomach | 29 | 17 | 12 | - | - | — | - | 1 | - | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| 11 „ - Lung, Bronchus | 71 | 66 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 13 |
| 12 „ - Breast | 21 | - | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 " - Uterus | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 14. „ - Other | 105 | 55 | 50 | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 38 | 23 |
| 15 Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 16 Diabetes | 20 | 12 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | |
| 17 Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 112 | 48 | 64 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 51 |
| 18 Coronary Disease, Angina | 203 | 128 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 15 | 48 | 73 | 60 | |
| 19 Hypertension with Heart Disease | 28 | 15 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 |
| 20 Other Heart Disease | 110 | 55 | 55 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 56 |
| 21 Other Circulatory Diseases | 59 | 30 | 29 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 Influenza | 10 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| 23 Pneumonia | 98 | 52 | 46 | 10 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 52 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 136 | 99 | 37 | 2 | - | - | - | — | - | 5 | 17 | 47 | 65 |
| 25 Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 22 | 18 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 26 Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | — | 2 | 4 |
| 27 Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | 3 |
| 28 Nephritis and Nephrosis | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |