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Crayford 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]

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Table: Table showing Summary of Causes of Death registered during the year ended 31st December, 1950.

Table showing Summary of Causes of Death registered during the year ended 31st December, 1950.

CAUSES OF DEATH.MaleFemale
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory65
2. Tuberculosis, other21
3. Syphilitic disease2—
4. Diphtheria——
5. Whooping Cough——
6. Meningococcal Infections1—
7. Acute Poliomyelitis1—
8. Measles——
9 Other infective and parasitic diseases——
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach21
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus43
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast—3
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus—3
14. Other malignant & lymphatic neoplasm118
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia—1
16. Diabetes1014
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system187
18. Coronary disease, angina24
19. Hypertension with heart disease2233
20. Other heart disease15
21. Other circulatory disease1
22. Influenza—3
23. Pneumonia25
24. Bronchitis2—
26. Other diseases of respiratory system3—
26. Ulcer of stomach and doudenum—1
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea12
28. Nephritis and nephrosis3—
29. Hyperplasia of prostate——
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion12
31. Congenital malformations88
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases1—
33. Motor vehicle accidents12
34. All Other Accidents12
35. Suicide2—
36. Homicide and operations of war—1
All causes Total107112

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Births.
The 434 live births notified showed a decrease of
58 compared with last year's figure. The birth rate per
1,000 of the papulation is 15.6 as against 17.9 last year.
The birth rate for England and Wales was 15.8.
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