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West Ham 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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APPENDIX I.
CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS - 1956 (as supplied by Registrar-General).
Causes of Death
All
Ages
Deaths at different periods of life of residents (civilians)
1 whether occurring within or without the district.
Under
1 Year
1-4
Years
5-14
Years
15-24
Years
25-44
Years
45-64
Years
65-74
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
11
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
5
-
4
-
-
-
2.
Tuberculosis, other
-
2
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
3.
Syphilitic disease
5
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
2
4
1
4.
Diphtheria
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5.
Whooping Cough
1
-
1
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6.
Meningococcal infections
2
-
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7.
Acute poliomyelitis
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8.
Measles
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-
9.
Other infective and parasitic diseases
2
2
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
10.
Malignant neoplasm, stomach
42
24
1
1
16
6
12
7
13
10
11.
Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus
74
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
47
6
17
2
8
1
12.
Malignant neoplasm, breast
-
36
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
-
17
-
8
-
7
13.
Malignant neoplasm, uterus
-
11
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
5
-
3
-
2
14.
Other malignant & lymphatic neoplasms
78
57
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
4
4
21
11
39
23
14
17
15.
Leukaemia, aleukaemia
2
5
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
1
1
2
-
-
l6.
Diabetes
7
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
1
2
3
-
1
7
17.
Vascular lesions of nervous system
90
137
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
3
18
20
23
47
46
67
18.
Coronary disease, angina
151
92
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
6
1
57
18
54
34
34
38
19.
Hypertension with heart disease
16
21
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
5
3
4
8
7
10
20.
Other heart disease
97
173
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
10
13
17
21
22
62
124
21.
Other circulatory disease
30
37
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9
8
8
12
13
17
22.
Influenza
7
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
1
5
1
23.
Pneumonia
65
40
7
3
1
2
-
-
-
-
1
-
2
2
27
10
27
23
24.
Bronchitis
96
48
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
33
10
38
16
24
22
25.
Other diseases of respiratory system
14
8
1
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
1
-
6
1
4
3
1
3
26.
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum
9
3
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
3
-
1
2
3
1
27.
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea
-
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1

-
-
2
28.
Nephritis and nephrosis
12
2
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
5
2
2
-
2
-
29.
Hyperplasia of prostate
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
7
-
30.
Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion
-
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
31.
Congenital malformations
6
4
4
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
-
-
-
-
32.
Other defined and ill-defined diseases
62
76
22
18
-
1
-
1
-
1
5
5
13
9
15
20
7
21
33.
Motor vehicle accidents
17
3
-
-
1
-
1
-
5
-
4
-
3
2
2
1
1
-
34.
All other accidents
18
13
2
-
-
-
2
-
1
1
5
1
5
2
1
3
2
6
35.
Suicide
15
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
8
2
4
1
2
1
36.
Homicide and operations of war
1
1
-
-
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
TOTAL (All causes)
939
830
38
25
6
5
3
3
8
8
43
33
276
147
282
228
283
381