Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE - 1966
CAUSES OF DEATH | TOTAL | UNDER 1 | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | TOTAL MALES | UNDER 1 | 1-4 | 5- 14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | TOTAL FEMALES |
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1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | 8 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
2. Tuberculosis, other | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
3. Syphilitic disease | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
4. Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
5. Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
6. Meningococcal Infections | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
7. Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
8. Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
10. Malignant neoplasm stomach | 73 | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 13 | 7 | 37 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 36 |
11. Malignant neoplasm lung, bronchus | 160 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 58 | 49 | 25 | 133 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 11 | 8 | 27 |
12. Malignant neoplasm breast | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 64 |
13. Malignant neoplasm uterus | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | ||
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 288 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 48 | 50 | 44 | 149 | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 45 | 39 | 46 | 139 |
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 14 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
16. Diabetes | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 4 | 15 | |
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 409 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 23 | 38 | 72 | 136 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 27 | 47 | 198 | 273 |
18. Coronary disease, angina | 571 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 125 | 90 | 113 | 334 | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 58 | 145 | 237 |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
20. Other heart disease | 292 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 14 | 26 | 53 | 96 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | 18 | 164 | 196 |
21. Other circulatory disease | 126 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 48 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 12 | 59 | 78 |
22. Influenza | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 |
23. Pneumonia | 253 | 10 | 2 | - | - | - | 11 | 26 | 75 | 124 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 8 | 25 | 90 | 129 |
24. Bronchitis | 143 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 21 | 39 | 53 | 114 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 8 | 15 | 29 |
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 27 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | 4 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 16 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 8 | 11 |
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 6 |
29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
31. Congenital malformations | 29 | 11 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 18 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 11 |
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 201 | 25 | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 28 | 97 | 14 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 21 | 13 | 50 | 104 |
33. Motor vehicle accidents | 36 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
34. All other accidents | 40 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
35. Suicide | 24 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | - | 1 | 11 |
36. Homicide arid operations of war | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
TOTALS | 2,913 | 51 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 45 | 386 | 401 | 538 | 1,445 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 245 | 297 | 855 | 1,468 |