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 West Ham]
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APPENDIX I.
CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS - 1953 (as supplied by Registrar-General). '
Causes of Death. | All Ages | Deaths at different periods of life of residents (civilians) whether occurring within or without the district. | ||||||||||||||||
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Under 1 Year | 1-5 Years | 5-15 Years | 15-25 Years | 25-45 Years | 45-65 Years | 65-75 Years | 75 and upwards | |||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | 24 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 6 | - | - | 1 |
2. Tuberculosis, other | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
3. Syphilitic disease | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
4. Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
5. Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
6. Meningococcal infections | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
7. Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
8. Measles | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 27 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 63 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 35 | 4 | 18 | - | 4 | 3 |
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | 1 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 1 |
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 |
14. Other malignant & lymphatic neoplasms | 90 | 57 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 31 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
15. Leukaemia, alaukaemia | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | l | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
16. Diabetes | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 |
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 58 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 24 | 34 |
18. Coronary disease, angina | 131 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | 56 | 9 | 41 | 19 | 28 | 20 |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | 8 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
20. Other heart disease | 85 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 39 | 70 |
21. Other circulatory disease | 34 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 16 |
22. Influenza | 9 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
23. Pneumonia | 49 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 14 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 18 |
24. Bronchitis | 97 | 52 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 36 | 32 |
25- Other diseases of respiratory system | 10 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
26. Ulcer of stomach and duedenum | 21 | 6 | 2 | - | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
27- Gastritis, enteritis & diarrhoea | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - |
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 12 | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | ||||||
29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 7 | - | 9 | - |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
31. Congenital malformations | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 64 | 62 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 16 |
33* Motor vehicle accidents | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - |
9 | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
7 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | |
36. Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
TOTAL (All causes) | 854 | 638 | 45 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 36 | 271 | 138 | 250 | 160 | 219 | 258 |