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Ilford 1953
[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 1953
| CAUSES OF DEATH | 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 | 65 and under 75 years | 75 years and upwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CAUSES | 1942 | 45 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 56 | 139 | 332 | 518 | 797 |
| 1 Tuberculosis, respiratory | 27 | _— | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 Tuberculosis, other | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 3 Syphilitic disease | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 Whooping cough | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 Meningococcal infections | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 Other infective and parasitic diseases | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 20 |
| 11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 22 | 19 | 6 |
| 12 Malignant neoplasm, breast | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 |
| 13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 177 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 46 | 60 |
| 15 Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 |
| 16 Diabetes | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 17 Vascular lesions of nervous system | 218 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 9 | 27 | 69 | 109 |
| 18 Coronary disease, angina | 248 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 21 | 50 | 86 | 81 |
| 19 Hypertension with heart disease | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 18 | 34 |
| 20 Other heart disease | 301 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 74 | 183 |
| 21 Other circulatorv disease | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 16 | 34 | 64 |
| 22 Influenza | 22 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 23 Pneumonia | 95 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 44 |
| 24 Bronchitis | 160 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 27 | 40 | 81 |
| 25 Other diseases of respiratory system | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| 27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 Nephritis and nephrosis | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 29 Hyperplasia of prostate | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 |
| 30 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 Congenital malformations | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 159 | 26 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 51 |
| 33 Motor vehicle accidents | 15 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 34 All other accidents | 26 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 35 Suicide | 16 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 36 Homicide and operations of war | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Special Causes (included above) Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |