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Ilford 1956
[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 1956
| 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 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years | 75 years and upwards | |
| ALL CAUSES | 2086 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 73 | 485 | 578 | 903 |
| 1 Tuberculosis, respiratory | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 Tuberculosis, other | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 3 Syphilitic disease | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 Other infective and parasitic diseases | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 |
| 10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 50 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 22 | 16 |
| 11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 87 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 42 | 27 | 15 |
| 12 Malignant neoplasm, breast | 43 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 10 | 8 |
| 13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 12 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 174 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 64 | 54 | 44 |
| 15 Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 |
| 16 Diabetes | 16 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 17 Vascular lesions of nervous system | 305 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 44 | 106 | 149 |
| 18 Coronary disease, angina | 331 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 95 | 111 | 118 |
| 19 Hypertension with heart disease | 79 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 26 | 42 |
| 20 Other heart disease | 298 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 34 | 61 | 196 |
| 21 Other circulatory disease | 123 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 19 | 30 | 70 |
| 22 Influenza | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 Pneumonia | 94 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 24 | 55 |
| 24 Bronchitis | 120 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 30 | 33 | 55 |
| 25 Other diseases of respiratory system | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 14 |
| 26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 36 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 10 | 14 |
| 27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 Nephritis and nephrosis | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 Hyperplasia of prostate | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 30 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 31 Congenital malformations | 21 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| 32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 136 | 13 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 19 | 64 |
| 33 Motor vehicle accidents | 14 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 All other accidents | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 35 Suicide | 20 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 36 Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Special Causes (included above) Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |