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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Redbridge]
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APPENDIX 9
Registrar -General's Short List of Deaths and Causes Causes of and Ages at Death during the year 1967.
| Met 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 | 65 and under 75 years | 75 yeaars and over | |
| ALL CAUSES | 2,741 | 49 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 20 | 55 | 195 | 415 | 700 | 1,244 |
| 1. Tuberculosis, reapiratory | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis. Other | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | – | — | — |
| 3 Syphilitic disease | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5.Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | _ | _ | _ | – | – |
| 6.Meningococcal Infection | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 Acute poliomyelitis | – | – | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 Measles | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — |
| 9 Other infective and parasitic diseases | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| 10 Malignant neoplasm stomach | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 22 |
| 11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 20 | 47 | 65 | 28 |
| 12 Malignant neoplasm, breast | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 13 |
| 13 Malignant neoplasm,uterus ... | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplaams | 275 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 53 | 74 | 108 |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 16 Diabetes | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 17 Vascular lesions of nervous system | 305 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 14 | 29 | 88 | 173 |
| 18 Coronary disease, angina | 537 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 49 | 109 | 168 | 201 |
| 19 Hypertension with heart disease | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 |
| 20 Other heart disease | 261 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 48 | 181 |
| 21. Other Circulatory Diseases | 128 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 8 | 12 | 80 | 77 |
| 22 Influenza | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 23 Pneumonia | 209 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | –– | – | – | 4 | 7 | 34 | 131 |
| 24 Bronchitis | 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 20 | 36 | 68 |
| 25 Other diseases of respiratory system | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 27 Gastritis entertils and diarrhoea | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 8 |
| 28 Nephritis and nephrosis | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 29 Hyperplasia of prostate | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 |
| 30 Pregnancy, Childbirth,Abortion | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 31 Congenital malformations | 21 | 7 | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 Other defaed and ill-defined diseases | 246 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 45 | 91 |
| 33 All other Accidents | 37 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| 34 All Other Accidents | 40 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 35 Saicide | 30 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 36 Homicide and operations of war | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |