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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
East Ham 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 3 – CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS 1958 AND TOTAL DEATHS FOR THE YEARS 1954 – 58
| Reference No. | Cause of Death | Number of Deaths of Residents (including non-civilians) whether occurring within or without the district | Total deaths in Institutions | Total deaths for the years | Reference No | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 Year | 1 - 4 Years | 5-14 Years | 15-24Years | 25-44 Years | 45-64 Years | 65-74 Years | 75 Years and over | 1958 | 1957 | 1956 | 1955 | 1954 | ||||||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||||||||
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | – | 5 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2. | Tuberculosis, other forms | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | |
| 3. | Syphilitic Disease | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | – | 3 |
| 4. | Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
| 5. | Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | |
| Meningococcal Infections | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | - | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | |
| 7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | |
| 8. | Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 8 | |
| 9. | Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| 10. | Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 14 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 40 | 42 | 28 | 37 | 10 |
| 11. | Malignant Neoplasm, Lung Bronchus | 50 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 29 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 5 | – | 23 | 4 | 57 | 63 | 52 | 66 | 56 | 11 |
| 12, | Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 5 | - | 8 | – | 8 | – | 14 | 24 | 19 | 30 | 23l | 21 | 12 |
| 13. | Malignant, Neoplasm, Uterus | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 5 | - | 2 | – | 3 | – | 10 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 14. | Other Malignant & lymphatic Neoplasms | 58 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 42 | 32 | 107 | 130 | 110 | 119 | 102 | 14 |
| 15. | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | – | – | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 16. | Diabetes | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 17. | Vascular Lesions of the Nervous System | 68 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 30 | 45 | 41 | 47 | 156 | 136 | 123 | 119 | 136 | 17 |
| 18. | Coronary Disease Angina | 130 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 53 | 8 | 41 | 22 | 33 | 50 | 57 | 26 | 211 | 232 | 167 | 176 | 196 | 18 |
| 19. | Hypertension with Heart Disease | 10 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 26 | 19 |
| 20. | Other Heart Disease | 64 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 15 | 35 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 144 | 182 | 192 | 152 | 158 | 20 |
| 21. | Other Circulatory Disease | 21 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 47 | 44 | 51 | 52 | 60 | 21 |
| 22. | Influenza | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 31 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 72 | 87 | 63 | 62 | 49 | 23 |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 62 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 17 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 75 | 72 | 94 | 84 | 77 | 24 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 25 | |
| 26. | Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 26 |
| 27. | Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
| 28. | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 28 |
| 29 o | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 8 | – | 7 | – | 9 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 29 |
| 30. | Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| 31. | Congenital Malformations | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 31 |
| 32. | Other Defined and Ill Defined Diseases | 40 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 20 | 65 | 71 | 85 | 100 | 88 | 32 |
| 33. | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
| 34. | All Other Accidents | 7 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 34 |
| 35. | Suicide .. | 5 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 3 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 35 |
| 36. | Homicide and Operations of War | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | -– | – | – | 36 |
| TOTALS | 613 | 521 | 18 | 9 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 186 | 96 | 170 | 132 | 214 | 265 | 358 | 285 | 1134 | 1246 | 1180 | 1158 | 1143 | ||