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Redbridge 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Redbridge]
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APPENDIX 5
Registrar-General's Short List of Deaths and Causes Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1966.
| 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 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 35 years | 35 and under 45 years | 45 and under 55 years | 55 and under 65 years | 55 and under 75 years | 75 years and over | |
| ALL CAUSES | 2,811 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 18 | 62 | 182 | 474 | 679 | 1,306 |
| 1 Tuberculosis, respiratory | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
| 2 Tuberculosis, other | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | — | — | — | - | — | — |
| 3 Syphilitic disease | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| 4 Diphtheria | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — |
| 5 Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — |
| 6 Meningococcal Infection | — | — | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 Acute poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 8 Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 Other infective and parasitic diseases | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 Malignant neoplasm,stomach | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 27 | 23 |
| 11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 56 | 47 | 35 |
| 12 Malignant neoplasm, breast | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
| 13 Malignant neoplasm,uterus | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 285 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 72 | 78 | 97 |
| 15 Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 19 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 16 Diabetes | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| 17 Vascular lesions of nervous system | 361 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 7 | 35 | 85 | 227 |
| 18 Coronary disease, angina | 520 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 37 | 115 | 162 | 198 |
| 19 Hypertension with heart disease | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 25 |
| 20 Other heart disease | 224 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 154 |
| 21 Other circulatory disease | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 83 |
| 22 Influenza | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 23 Pneumonia | 269 | 1 | 8 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 45 | 181 |
| 24 Bronchitis | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 20 | 45 | 73 |
| 25 Other diseases of respiratory system | 26 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 |
| 26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 27 Gastritis,enteritis and diarrhoea | 17 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 28 Nephritis and nephrosis | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 29 Hyperplasia of prostate | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 |
| 30 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 Congenital malformations | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 225 | 31 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 38 | 89 |
| 33 Motor vehicle accidents | 22 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
| 34 All other accidents | 42 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| 35 Suicide | 27 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 Homicide and operations of war | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |