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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Woolwich 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 6. NETT DEATHS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1957
| CAUSES OF DEATH | All ages | Under 1 Year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 45 vears | 45 and" under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years | 75 years and upwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | 1.504 | 53 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 72 | 376 | 406 | 579 |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 20 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Tuberculosis, other | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Syphilitic disease | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 44 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 11 | 15 | 16 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung., bronchus | 80 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 42 | 21 | 15 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | 30 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 13 | 7 | 7 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 8 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 151 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 9 | 56 | 38 | 46 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 9 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 153 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 34 | 50 | 68 |
| Coronary disease angina | 235 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 68 | 86 | 74 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 19 | 35 |
| Other heart diseases | 153 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 26 | 30 | 93 |
| Other circulatory disease | 72 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 15 | 18 | 36 |
| Influenza | 14 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Pneumonia | 105 | 9 | - | - | - | 3 | 9 | 23 | 61 |
| Bronchitis | 90 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 21 | 27 | 41 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 3 | |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 27 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 13 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Hypherplasia of prostate | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 8 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformations | 14 | 9 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 127 | 32 | - | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 37 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 14 | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 6 |
| All other accidents | 16 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Suicide | 17 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| Homicide and operations of war | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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