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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE - 1971
| I.C.D CAUSE HEADING | CAUSE OF DEATH | TOTAL (ALL AGES) | AGE GROUPS - MALES | AGE GROUPS - FEMALES | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNDER 1 | 1 -4 | 5-14 | 1 5-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45- 54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | TOTAL MALES | UNDER 1 | 1 -4 | 5-14 | 1 5-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | TOTAL FEMALES | |||
| B4 | Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| B5 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| B6(1) | Late effects of respiratory T.B. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B17 | Syphilis and its sequelae | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | 1 | 1 | |
| B 18 | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| B19(1) | Malignant neoplasm, buccal cavity etc. | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 6 |
| B19(2) | Malignant neoplasm, Oesophagus | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| B19(3) | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 23 |
| B19(4) | Malignant neoplasm, intestine | 91 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | 19 | 8 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 28 | 57 |
| B19(5) | Malignant neoplasm, larynx | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B19(6) | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 187 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 12 | 47 | 62 | 28 | 152 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 35 |
| B19(7) | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 53 |
| B19(8) | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | 8 |
| B19(9) | Malignant neoplasm, prostate | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 19 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B19(10) | Leukaemia | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| B19(11) | Other malignant neoplasms | 161 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 20 | 76 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 85 |
| B20 | Benign and unspecified neoplasms | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| B21 | Diabetes mellitis | 23 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| B22 | Avitaminoses, etc. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B46(1) | Other endocrine etc. diseases | 11 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| B23 | Anaemias | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| B46(2) | Other diseases of blood, etc. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B46(3) | Mental disorders | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| B24 | Meningitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | . | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | 1 | 1 |
| B46(4) | Multiple sclerosis | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| B46(5) | Other diseases of nervous system | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| B26 | Chronic rheumatic heart disease | 40 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | 5 | 2 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 28 |
| B27 | Hypertensive disease | 56 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 34 |
| B28 | Ischaemic heart disease | 577 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 24 | 87 | 109 | 104 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 17 | 66 | 162 | 247 |
| B29 | Other forms of heart disease | 176 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 12 | 98 | 111 |
| B30 | Cerebrovascular disease | 341 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 6 | 18 | 40 | 51 | 116 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 169 | 225 |
| B46(6) | Other diseases of circulatory system | 130 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 11 | 66 | 84 |
| B31 | Influenza | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B32 | Pneumonia | 309 | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 18 | 20 | 74 | 127 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 34 | 137 | 182 |
| B33(l) | Bronchitis and emphysema | 151 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 12 | 43 | 57 | 115 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 36 |
| B33(2) | Asthma | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
| B46(7) | Other diseases of respiratory system | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| B34 | Peptic ulcer | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| B35 | Appendicitis | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| B36 | Intestinal obstruction and hernia | 19 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| B37 | Cirrhosis of liver | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| B46(8) | Other diseases of digestive system | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 25 |
| B38 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| B39 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B46(9) | Other diseases, genito-urinary system | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| B41 | Other complications of pregnancy etc. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| B46(10) | Diseases of skin, subcutaneous tissue | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| B46(11) | Diseases of musculo-skeletal system | 15 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 8 | 12 |
| B42 | Congenital anomalies | 24 | 9 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 15 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 9 |
| B43 | Birth injury, difficult labour, etc. | 16 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| B44 | Other causes of perinatal mortality | 20 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| B45 | Symptoms and ill defined conditions | 16 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 12 |
| BE47 | Motor vehicle accidents | 10 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| BE48 | All other accidents | 48 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 | 23 | 29 |
| BE49 | Suicide and self inflicted injuries | 25 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| BE50 | All other external causes | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| 2847 | 54 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 75 | 286 | 410 | 509 | 1395 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 146 | 299 | 917 | 1452 | ||