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 1960, AND TOTAL DEATHS FOR THE YEARS 1956 - 1960
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 & over | |||||||||||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | 1960 | 1959 | 1958 | 1967 | 1956 | |||
1. | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 1. |
2. | Tuberculosis, other forms | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2. |
3. | Syphilitic Disease | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3. |
4. | Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4. |
5. | Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5. |
6. | Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 6. |
7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7. |
8. | Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8. |
9. | Other Infective and Parotitic Diseases | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 9. | |
10. | Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 17 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 31 | 26 | 40 | 42 | 10. |
11. | Malignant Neoplasm, Lungs Bronchus | 68 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | i | - | 32 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 63 | 52 | 11. | |
12. | Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 9 | - | 7 | - | 6 | - | 15 | 26 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 30 | 12. |
13. | Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | * | 2 | 4 | - | 7 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 13. | ||||||
14. | Other Malignant & Lymphatic Neoplasms | 60 | 50 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 2? | 22 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 38 | 35 | 110 | 102 | 10 | 30 | 110 | 14. | |
15. | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 15. | |
16. | Diabetes | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | - | 4 | 9 | 16. | |
17. | Vascular Lesions of the Nervous System | 54 | 82 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 48 | 12 | 46 | 136 | 139 | i56 | 136 | 123 | 17. | |
18. | Coronary Disease Angina | 132 | 85 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 44 | 13 | 42 | 30 | 44 | 42 | 80 | 47 | 217 | 209 | 211 | 232 | 167 | 18. |
19. | Hypertension with Hear; Disease | 15 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 19. |
20. | Other Heart Disease | 55 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 53 | 50 | 42 | 59 | 124 | 169 | 144 | 82 | 192 | 20. |
21. | Other Circulatory Disease | 22 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 44 | 51 | 21. |
22. | influenza | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 22. | |
23. | Pneumonia | 34 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 66 | 61 | 72 | 87 | 63 | 23. |
24. | Bronchitis | 50 | 21 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 35 | 9 | 71 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 94 | 24. |
25. | Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 25. |
26. | Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | - | 3 | - | 5 | - | 9 | - | 14 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26. |
27. | Gastritis. Enteritis and Diarrhoea | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 27. |
28. | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 3 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 28. |
29. | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 29. | |
30. | Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 30. |
31. | Congenital Malformations | 5 | 10 | 3 | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 31. |
32. | Other Defined and 111 Defined Diseases | 29 | 43 | 8 | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 8 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 29 | 72 | 78 | 65 | 71 | 85 | 32. |
33. | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 33. |
34. | All Other Accidents | 10 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 34. |
35. | Suicide | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 35. |
36. | Homicide and Operations of War | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 36. |
TOTALS | 607 | 517 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 179 | 102 | 171 | 131 | 211 | 244 | 372 | 324 | 1124 | 1172 | 1134 | 1246 | 1180 |