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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
Redbridge 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Redbridge]
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Registrar-General's Short List of Deaths and Causes Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1965.
| Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15years | 15 and under 25years | 25 and under 35years | 35 and under 45years | 45 and under 55 years | 55 and under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years | 75 years and over | |
| ALL CAUSES | 2,845 | 47 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 65 | 181 | 477 | 728 | 1,270 |
| 1 Tuberculosis, respiratory | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 2 Tuberculosis, other | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 3 Syphilitic disease | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| 4 Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 Meningococcal infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 Other infective and parasitic diseases | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| 10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 33 |
| 11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 147 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 17 | 49 | 59 | 19 |
| 12 Malignant neoplasm, breast | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 18 |
| 13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 4 | 5 | |
| 14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 291 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 71 | 91 | 92 |
| 15 Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 15 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 16 Diabetes | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 17 Vascular lesions of nervous system | 334 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 31 | 70 | 210 |
| 18 Coronary disease, angina | 559 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 40 | 140 | 169 | 196 |
| 19 Hypertension with heart disease | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 28 |
| 20 Other heart disease | 243 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 175 |
| 21 Other circulatory disease | 125 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 71 |
| 22 Influenza | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 5 |
| 23 Pneumonia | 248 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 12 | 53 | 166 |
| 24 Bronchitis | 156 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 25 | 52 | 73 |
| 25 Other diseases of respiratory system | 30 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 |
| 26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 28 Nephritis and nephrosis | 10 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| 29 Hyperplasia of prostate | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 |
| 30 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 31 Congenital malformations | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| 32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 265 | 33 | 1 | - | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 55 | 99 |
| 33 Motor vehicle accidents | 26 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 34 All other accidents | 51 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | |
| 35 Suicide | 26 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | |
| 36 Homicide and operations of war | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Special Causes (included above) Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |