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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
Waltham Forest 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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| I.C.D. CAUSE HEADING | CAUSE OF DEATH | TOTAL (ALL AGES) | AGE GROUPS - MALES | AGE GROUPS - FEMALES | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNDER 1 | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75 + | TOTAL. MALES | UNDER 1 | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75 + | TOTAL FEMALES | |||
| B 5 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 9 | - | _ | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| B 6 | Other tuberculosis, incl. late effects | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B 17 | Syphilis and its sequelae | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| B 18 | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| B I9(1) | Malignant neoplasm - stomach | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
| B 19(2) | Malignant neoplasm - lung, bronchus | 187 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | 51 | 55 | 42 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| B 19(3) | Malignant neoplasm - breast | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 16 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 80 |
| B 19(4) | Malignant neoplasm - uterus | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| B 19(5) | Leukaemia | 11 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| B 19(6) | Other malignant neoplasms, etc. | 299 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 52 | 56 | 163 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 33 | 35 | 51 | 136 |
| B 20 | Benign and unspecified neoplasms | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| B 21 | Diabetes mellitus | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 5 | 2 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| B 46( 1) | Other endocrine etc. diseases | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| B 23 | Anaemias | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 7 |
| B 46(2) | Other diseases of blood, etc. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| B 46(3) | Mental disorders | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| B 24 | Meningitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B 46(4) | Other diseases of nervous system, etc. | 53 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | 13 | 23 |
| B 26 | Chronic rheumatic heart disease | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| B 27 | Hypertensive disease | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 5 | 8 | 27 | 42 |
| B 28 | Ischaemic heart disease | 657 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 43 | 91 | 115 | 121 | 379 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 33 | 69 | 172 | 278 |
| B 29 | Other forms of heart disease | 195 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 14 | 47 | 67 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 96 | 128 |
| B 30 | Cerebrovascular disease | 357 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 32 | 72 | 125 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 9 | 43 | 176 | 232 |
| B 46(5) | Other diseases of circulatory system | 115 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 18 | 48 | 73 |
| B 31 | Influenza | 34 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 20 | 23 |
| B 32 | Pneumonia | 324 | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 28 | 102 | 147 | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 15 | 20 | 125 | 177 |
| B 33( 1) | Bronchitis and emphysema | 181 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 43 | 54 | 128 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 14 | 37 | 53 |
| B 33(2) | Asthma | 13 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| B 46(6) | Other diseases of respiratory system | 24 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 6 | 13 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| B 34 | Peptic Ulcer | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| B 35 | Appendicitis | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| B 36 | Intestinal obstruction and hernia | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 |
| B 37 | Cirrhosis of liver | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| B 46(7) | Other diseases of digestive system | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| B 38 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 10 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 5 |
| B 39 | Hyperplasia of prostrate | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B 46(8) | Other diseases of genito-urinary system | 36 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 |
| B 41 | Other complications of pregnancy | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| B 46( 10) | Diseases of musculo-skeletal system | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| B 42 | Congenital anomalies | 21 | 9 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 12 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 |
| B 43 | Birth injury, difficult labour etc. | 11 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| B 44 | Other causes of perinatal mortality | 21 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| B 45 | Symptoms and ill-defined conditions | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| BE 47 | Motor vehicle accidents | 26 | - | 1 | - | 6 | 3 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 4 | 19 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| BE 48 | All other accidents | 31 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 11 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| BE 49 | Suicide and self-inflicted injuries | 24 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | 15 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| BE 50 | All other external causes | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 5 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 3089 | 33 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 99 | 282 | 434 | 608 | 1529 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 64 | 177 | 323 | 919 | 1560 | |