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East Ham 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 6 - CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS 1954, AND TOTAL DEATHS FOR THE YEARS 1950-1954
| Deaths at different periods of life of residents (including non-civilians) whether occurring within or without the district | Total deaths in Institutions | Total deaths for the years | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| All Ages | Under 1 Year | 1-4 Years | 5-14 Years | 15-24 Years | 25 - 44 Years | 45-64 Years | 65 - 74 Years | 75 Years and over | |||||||||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | L954 | 1953 | 1952 | 1951 | 1950 | |
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | 7 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 33 |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other forms | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 3. Syphilitic Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
| 4. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6. Meningococcal Infections | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | l | — | — | — |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | —— | — | —— | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | |
| 8. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9. Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | |
| 10. Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 24 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 37 | 35 | 49 | 58 | 37 |
| 11. Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | 43 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 56 | 47 | 54 | 50 | 47 |
| 12. Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 5 | — | 7 | — | 10 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 24 |
| 13. Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 11 |
| 14. Other Malignant & Lymphatic Neoplasms | 60 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 26 | 102 | 100 | 117 | 126 | 120 |
| 15. LeuKaemia, Aleukaemia | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
| 16. Diabetes | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
| 17. Vascular Lesions of the Nervous System | 52 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 13 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 45 | 39 | 41 | 136 | 113 | 161 | 174 | |
| 18. Coronary Disease, Angina | 125 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 46 | 30 | 41 | 28 | 49 | 20 | 196 | 171 | 177 | 154 | 144 |
| 19. Hypertension with Heart Disease | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 35 | 71 | 48 | |
| 20, Other Heart Disease | 58 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 73 | 28 | 40 | 158 | 131 | 201 | 233 | 261 |
| 21. Other Circulatory Disease | 25 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 1/ | 60 | 50 | 54 | 53 | 39 |
| 22. Influenza | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 8 |
| 23. Pneumonia | 24 | 25 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 49 | 65 | 77 | 71 | 49 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 56 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 77 | 98 | 109 | 120 | 82 |
| 25. Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 8 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 15 |
| 26. Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 16 |
| 27. Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | l | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | l | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | l | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 17 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of Prostate | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | 8 | — | 12 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| 30. Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 31. Congenital Malformations | 8 | 2 | 6 | I | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 10 |
| 32. Other Defined and 111 Defined Diseases | 36 | 52 | 9 | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 41 | 88 | 67 | 93 | 90 | |
| 33. Motor Vehicle Accidents | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 34. All Other Accidents | 10 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 16 |
| 35. Suicide | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | |
| 36. Homicide and Operations of War | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 605 | 538 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 168 | 85 | 192 | 149 | 189 | 261 | 343 | 265 | 1,343 | 1,094 | 1,330 | 1,433 | 1,304 | |