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Ilford 1963
[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 1963.
| CAUSES OF DEATH | All Ages | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 1 year | 1 and under 4 years | 5 and under 14 years | 15 and under 24 years | 25 and under 34 years | 35 and under 44 years . | 45 and under 54 years. | 55 and under 64 years.. | 65 and under 74 years | | 75 years and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CAUSES | 2,178 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 44 | 141 | 334 | 558 | 995 |
| 1 Tuberculosis, respiratory | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2 Tuberculosis, other | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 Syphilitic disease | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 4 Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 Meningococcal infection | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 Measles | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 Other infective and parasitic diseases | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 14 |
| 11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 31 | 26 | 21 |
| 12 Malignant neoplasm, breast | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
| 13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 191 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 20 | 40 | 54 | 62 |
| 15 Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 13 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 Diabetes | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 17 Vascular lesions of nervous system | 244 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 30 | 70 | 137 |
| 18 Coronary disease, angina | 407 | _ | — | — | — | 2 | _ | 4 | 42 | 94 | 147 | 118 |
| 19 Hypertension with heart disease | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| 20 Other heart disease | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 144 |
| 21 Other circulatory disease | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 56 |
| 22 Influenza | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 |
| 23 Pneumonia | 212 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 17 | 33 | 147 |
| 24 Bronchitis | 131 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 18 | 28 | 79 |
| 25 Other diseases of respiratory system | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 28 Nephritis and nephrosis | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 29 Hyperplasia of prostate | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 |
| 30 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 Congenital malformations | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 225 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 99 |
| 33 Motor vehicle accidents | 21 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 34 All other accidents | 37 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | |
| 35 Suicide | 19 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 36 Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Special Causes (included above) Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |