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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 4 - CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS 1959 AND TOTAL DEATHS FOR THE YEARS 1955 – 59
| 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 Yr. | 1–4 Yrs. | 5-14Yrs. | 15-24 Yrs. | 25-44 Yrs. | 45-64 Yrs. | 65-74 Yrs. | 75 Yrs & over | |||||||||||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | 1959 | 1958 | 1957 | 1956 | 1955 | |||
| 1. | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7 | – | 8 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 1. |
| 2. | Tuberculosis, other forms | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2. |
| 3 J | Syphilitic Disease | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3. |
| 4. | Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4. |
| 5. | Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5. |
| 6. | Meningococcal Infections | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6. |
| 7 | Acute pollymyelitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7. |
| 8. | Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 8. |
| 9. | Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 9. |
| 10. | Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 21 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 40 | 42 | 23 | 10. |
| 11. | Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | 62 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 32 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 6 | – | 30 | 3 | 69 | 57 | 63 | 52 | 66 | 11. |
| 12. | Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | – | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 11 | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 13 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 30 | 23 | 12. |
| 13. | Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 13. |
| 14. | Other Malignant & Lymphatic Neoplasms | 53 | 49 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 32 | 35 | 102 | 107 | 130 | 110 | 119 | 14. |
| 15. | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 15. |
| 16. | Diabetes | 5 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 16. |
| 17. | Vascular Lesions of the Nervous System | 46 | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 14 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 54 | 28 | 59 | 139 | 156 | 136 | 123 | 119 | 17. |
| l8. | Coronary Disease Angina | 135 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 68 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 32 | 39 | 60 | 25 | 209 | 211 | 232 | 167 | 176 | 18. |
| 19. | Hypertension with Heart Disease | 6 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 19. |
| 20. | Other Heart Disease | 74 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 70 | 50 | 54 | 169 | 144 | 182 | 192 | 152 | 20. |
| 21. | Other Circulatory Disease | 21 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 47 | 44 | 51 | 52 | 21. |
| 22. | Influenza | 11 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 22. |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 34 | 27 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 61 | 72 | 87 | 63 | 62 | 23. |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 51 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 94 | 84 | 24. |
| 25. | Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 25. |
| 26. | Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 12 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | – | 12 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 26. |
| 27. | Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 27. |
| 28. | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 5 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 8 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 28. |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 29. | |
| 30. | Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 30. |
| 31. 32. | Congenital Malformations | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 31. |
| Other Defined and Ill Defined Diseases | 33 | 45 | 11 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 39 | 78 | 65 | 71 | 85 | 100 | 32. | |
| 33. | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 8 | 6 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 33. |
| 34. | All Other Accidents | 13 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 34. |
| 35. | Suicide | 3 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 35. |
| 36. | Homicide and Operations of War | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 36. |
| TOTALS | 629 | 543 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 226 | 104 | 160 | 129 | 201 | 281 | 367 | 311 | 1172 | 1134 | 1246 | 1180 | 1158 | ||