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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
Ilford 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Registrar.General's Short List of Deaths and Causes : TABLE II
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1950
| CAUSES OF DEATH | Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 years | 2 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 35 years | 35 and under 45 years | 45 and under 55 years | 55 and under 65 years | j65 and under 75 years | 75 years and upwards | |
| ALL CAUSES | 1763 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 76 | 142 | 284 | 450 | 682 |
| 1 Tuberculosis, respiratory | 42 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 3 Syphilitic disease | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 Meningococcal infections | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 Acute poliomyelitis | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 Other infective and parasitic diseases | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 16 |
| 11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 7 |
| 12 Malignant neoplasm, breast | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 188 | 1 | — | —_ | —_ | —_ | 5 | 18 | 16 | 35 | 56 | 57 |
| 15 Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 Diabetes | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | 3 | |
| 17 Vascular lesions of nervous system | 182 | — | —_ | —_ | —_ | 1 | —_ | 5 | 9 | 36 | 51 | 80 |
| 18 Coronary disease, angina | 233 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 76 | 74 | |
| 19 Hypertension with heart disease | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 50 |
| 20 Other heart disease | 319 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 71 | 206 |
| 21 Other circulatory disease | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 33 |
| 22 Influenza | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 23 Pneumonia | 39 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 24 Bronchitis | 99 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 45 |
| 25 Other diseases of respiratory system | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | —_ | 2 |
| 28 Nephritis and nephrosis | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 29 Hyperplasia of prostate | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 |
| 30 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 4 | — | — | — | —_ | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 31 Congenital malformations ... | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 32 Other defined and ill.defined diseases | 160 | 28 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 51 |
| 33 Motor vehicle accidents | 25 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 |
| 34 All other accidents | 24 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 35 Suicide | 23 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 Homicide and operations of war | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Special Causes (included above) Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |