London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Newham 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Newham]
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| Causes of Death | Sex | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Endocrine Etc. Diseases | M | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| F | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Anaemias | M | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| F | 8 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Other Diseases of Blood, Etc. | M | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| F | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Mental Disorders | M | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| F | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Other Diseases of Nervous System, Etc. | M | N/A | N/A | N/A | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| F | 14 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Chronic Rheumatic Heart Diseases | M | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 | 23 | 21 |
| F | 33 | 36 | 24 | ||||
| Hypertensive Disease | M | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 | 35 | 22 |
| F | 39 | 34 | 40 | ||||
| Ischaemic Heart Disease | M | N/A | N/A | N/A | 349 | 359 | 352 |
| F | 255 | 248 | 245 | ||||
| Other Forms of Heart Disease | M | N/A | N/A | N/A | 43 | 53 | 48 |
| F | 87 | 73 | 73 | ||||
| Cerebrovascular Disease | M | 130 | 134 | 103 | 108 | 110 | 97 |
| F | 158 | 212 | 185 | 209 | 192 | 156 | |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | M | N/A | N/A | N/A | 49 | 36 | 42 |
| F | 61 | 80 | 70 | ||||
| Influenza | M | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| F | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 ( | |
| Pneumonia | M | 112 | 94 | 72 | 110 | 93 | 115 |
| F | 106 | 106 | 87 | 122 | 130 | 131 | |
| Bronchitis and Emphysema | M | 147 | 174 | 132 | 136 | 191 | 145 |
| F | 59 | 47 | 63 | 57 | 50 | 58 | |
| Asthma | M | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| F | 8 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | M | N/A | N/A | N/A | 29 | 14 | 8 |
| F | 16 | 11 | 8 | ||||
| Peptic Ulcer | M | 12 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 12 | 18 |
| F | 8 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | |
| Appendicitis | M ) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| F ) | 2 | 1 | 0 |