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 Chingford]
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CAUSES OF DEATH AS GIVEN BY THE REGISTRAR. GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1950
Causes of Death | Males | Females | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Tuberculosis, respiratory | 7 | 5 | 12 |
Syphilitic disease | 1 | — | 1 |
Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | — | 1 |
Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 3 | 9 | 12 |
„ „ lung, bronchus | 10 | 3 | 13 |
breast | — | 5 | 5 |
uterus | — | 3 | 3 |
Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 20 | 24 | 44 |
Diabetes | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Vascular lesions of nervous system | 20 | 29 | 49 |
Coronary disease, angina | 28 | 17 | 45 |
Hypertension with heart disease | 4 | 6 | 10 |
Other heart disease | 23 | 42 | 65 |
Other circulatory disease | 8 | 8 | 16 |
Influenza | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Pneumonia | 7 | 2 | 9 |
Bronchitis | 15 | 5 | 20 |
Other diseases of respiratory system | — | 2 | 2 |
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa | — | 1 | 1 |
Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 2 | — | 2 |
Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | 1 | 1 |
Congenital malformations | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 22 | 10 | 32 |
Motor vehicle accidents | 2 | 1 | 3 |
All other accidents | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Suicide | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Totals—all causes | 187 | 187 | 374 |
Totals—year 1949 | 200 | 204 | 404 |
Tuberculosis.
NEW CASES | TRANSFERS | DEATHS | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
0 to 1 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
1 to 4 years | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
5 to 14 years | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — |
15 to 24 years | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | —: | — | — | - |
25 to 34 years | 5 | 5 | - | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
35 to 44 years | 4 | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
45 to 54 years | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
55 to 64 years | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
65 and upwards | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Totals | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 1 | — |
Add—Deaths of un-notified cases | 2 | - | — | - | ||||||||
8 | 6 | 1 | — |