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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

Chislehurst 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

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Table: TABLE II. CAUSES OF DEATH, 1953.

TABLE II. CAUSES OF DEATH, 1953.

1952 Total.Male.1953 Female.Total.
1. Tuberculosis—Respiratory1711718
2. Tuberculosis—Other5—22
3. Syphilitic diseases5112
4. Diphtheria————
5. Whooping Cough————
6. Meningococcal Infection21—1
7. Acute Poliomyelitis11—1
8. Measles————
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases11—1
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach22101323
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus2136238
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast14—1313
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus5—55
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms65433275
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia8628
16. Diabetes7145
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system103323466
18. Coronary disease, angina101603999
19. Hypertension with heart disease165813
20. Other heart disease117316596
21. Other circulatory disease40272451
22. Influenza24711
23. Pneumonia27191332
24. Bronchitis38242044
25. Other diseases of the respiratory system7314
26. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum86410
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa3257
28. Nephritis and nephrosis7268
29. Hyperplasia of prostate46—6
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion2———
31. Congenital malformation10268
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases59272956
33. Motor vehicle accidents4639
34. All other accidents10527
35. Suicide810313
36. Homicide and operations of war————
All causes739382350732