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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 1964
[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 1964.
| CAUSES OF DEATH | Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | | 15 and under 25 years | |25 and under 35 years | | 35 and under 45years | 45 and under 55 years | 55 and under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years | 75 years and over | |
| ALL CAUSES | 1,937 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 122 | 322 | 510 | 861 |
| 1 Tuberculosis, respiratory | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 Syphilitic disease | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 4 Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 Meningococcal infection | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - |
| 7 Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 Other infective and parasitic diseases | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| 10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 55 | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | 4 | 10 | 16 | 25 |
| 11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 95 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 38 | 34 | 14 |
| 12 Malignant neoplasm, breast | 53 | — | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 11 |
| 13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 211 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 73 |
| 15 Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 Diabetes | 11 | 1 | - | — | - | - | - | — | - | - | 4 | 6 |
| 17 Vascular lesions of nervous system | 227 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 22 | 54 | 140 |
| 18 Coronary disease, angina | 392 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 30 | 81 | 133 | 132 |
| 19 Hypertension with heart disease | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 20 Other heart disease | 179 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 122 |
| 21 Other circulatory disease | 77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 40 |
| 22 Influenza | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 23 Pneumonia | 134 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 10 | 33 | 83 |
| 24 Bronchitis | 112 | - | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | 10 | 40 | 59 |
| 25 Other diseases of respiratory system | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 7 | |
| 28 Nephritis and nephrosis | 14 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 29 Hyperplasia of prostate | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| 30 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | - | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 31 Congenital malformations | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | — | - | - | 1 | |
| 32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 154 | 18 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 71 |
| 33 Motor vehicle accidents | 26 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 34 All other accidents | 38 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 24 |
| 35 Suicide | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 Homicide and operations of war | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Special Causes (included above) Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - |