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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 1960
[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 1960
| 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 | 1.970 | 44 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 51 | 476 | 499 | 873 |
| 1 Tuberculosis, respiratory | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Tuberculosis, other | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | _ | _ |
| 3 Syphilitic disease | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 Other infective and parasitic diseases . | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| 10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 66 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 23 | 19 | 22 |
| 11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 89 | - | - | - | - | - | 43 | 32 | 14 |
| 12 Malignant neoplasm, breast | 36 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 23 | 6 | 3 |
| 13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 9 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 200 | — | - | - | - | 6 | 67 | 63 | 64 |
| 15 Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 Diabetes | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 Vascular lesions of nervous system | 252 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 60 | 131 |
| 18 Coronary disease, angina | 350 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 99 | 110 | 134 |
| 19 Hypertension with heart disease | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 17 | 44 |
| 20 Other heart disease | 216 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 21 | 40 | 151 |
| 21 Other circulatory disease | 109 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 20 | 25 | 62 |
| 22 Influenza | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 Pneumonia | 127 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 88 |
| 24 Bronchitis | 102 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 19 | 35 | 46 |
| 25 Other diseases of respiratory system | 20 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 Nephritis and nephrosis | 10 | — | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 |
| 29 Hyperplasia of prostate | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| 30 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 1 | — | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 31 Congenital malformations | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | _ | _ | 3 | 1 | - |
| 32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 160 | 30 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 29 | 55 |
| 33 Motor vehicle accidents | 20 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 34 All other accidents | 20 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 35 Suicide | 22 | — | — | - | - | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 36 Homicide and operations of war | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Special Causes (included above) Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |