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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 1961
[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 1961.
| 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 | 2,065 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 72 | 485 | 572 | 867 | |
| 1 | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 12 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| 2 | Tuberculosis, other | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | — | - | - | — |
| 3 | Syphilitic disease | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | — |
| 4 | Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Measles | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 15 | 13 |
| 11 | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 105 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 51 | 38 | 11 |
| 12 | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 46 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 25 | 12 | 6 |
| 13 | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 14 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 193 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | 59 | 58 | 61 |
| 15 | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 5 | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 16 | Diabetes | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 17 | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 279 | — | - | — | - | 3 | 35 | 82 | 159 |
| 18 | Coronary disease, angina | 353 | - | - | — | - | 5 | 128 | 120 | 100 |
| 10 | Hypertension with heart disease | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 20 | 25 |
| 20 | Other heart disease | 231 | - | - | — | - | 5 | 28 | 40 | 158 |
| 21 | Other circulatory disease | 105 | - | — | — | - | 2 | 18 | 26 | 59 |
| 22 | Influenza | 19 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 23 | Pneumonia | 140 | 5 | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | 32 | 89 |
| 24 | Bronchitis | 112 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 16 | 49 | 45 |
| 25 | Other diseases of respiratory system | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 26 | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 27 | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 16 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 29 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 1 | — | — | - | - | 1 | — | — | — |
| 31 | Congenital malformations | 22 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 32 | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 157 | 22 | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 64 |
| 33 | Motor vehicle accidents | 17 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 5 |
| 34 | All other accidents | 33 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 35 | Suicide | 32 | - | - | - | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 36 | Homicide and operations of war | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Special Causes (included above) Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |