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 East Ham]
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TABLE 3.-CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS 1955.
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 above | 1955 | 1954 | 1953 | 1952 | 1951 | ||||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||||||
| 1. | Tuberculosis respiratory | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 29 |
| 2. | Tuberculosis other forms | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3. | Syphilitic Disease | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | 7 | - | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| 4. | Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5. | Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 6. | Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 8. | Measles | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. | Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 10. | Malignant Neoplasm Stomach | 16 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 37 | 35 | 49 | 58 |
| 11. | Malignant Neoplasm Lung Bronchus | 49 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 11 | 66 | 56 | 47 | 54 | 50 |
| 12. | Malignant Neoplasm Breast | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 12 | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 12 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
| 13. | Malignant Neoplasm Uterus | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 16 |
| 14. | Other Malignant & Lymphatic Neoplasms | 76 | 43 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 31 | 10 | 49 | 25 | 119 | 102 | 100 | 117 | 126 •. n |
| 15 | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 |
| 16. | Diabetes | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 17. | Vascular Lesions of the Nervous System | 47 | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 33 | 21 | 39 | 119 | 136 | 113 | 161 | 140 |
| 18. | Coronary Disease Angina | 119 | 57 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 40 | 11 | 39 | 21 | 34 | 25 | 46 | 18 | 176 | 196 | 173 | 177 | 154 |
| 19. | Hypertension with Heart Disease | 10 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 22 | 35 | 71 |
| 20. | Other Heart Disease | 54 | 98 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 63 | 26 | 53 | 152 | 158 | 131 | 201 | 233 |
| 21. | Other Circulatory Disease | 27 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 52 | 60 | 50 | 54 | 53 |
| 22. | Influenza | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 27 |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 36 | 26 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 28 | 13 | 62 | 49 | 65 | 77 | 71 |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 55 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 84 | 77 | 98 | 109 | 120 |
| 25. | Other D iseases of Respiratory System | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 11 |
| 26. | Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 21 |
| 27. | Gastritis Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 28. | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 7 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 10 |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 7 | - | 7 | - | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 30. | Pregnancy Childbirth Abortion | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 31. | Congenital Malformations | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 14 |
| 32. | Other Defined and I11 Defined Diseases | 44 | 56 | 13 | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 37 | 100 | 88 | 67 | 93 | 104 |
| 33. | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | 7 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
| 34. | All Other Accidents | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 24 |
| 35. | Suicide | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
| 36. | Homicide and Operations of War | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Totals | 628 | 330 | 19 | 16 | 5 | - | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 31 | 162 | 122 | 189 | 126 | 215 | 231 | 356 | 270 | 1158 | 1143 | 1094 | 1330 | 1433 | |