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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
Enfield 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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The following tables give the causes of deaths at all ages and
of children under the age of 1 year:—
TABLE I.
Causes of Death during Year 1950.
| Causes of Death. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid and Para-Typhoid Fevers | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | — | — | — |
| Syphilitic diseases | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Influenza | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Measles | — | — | — |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Ac. Polio-myelitis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Meningococcal infections | — | — | — |
| Malignant Neoplasm of stomach | 17 | 10 | 27 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 37 | 2 | 39 |
| Do. of breast | — | 15 | 15 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, uterus | — | 11 | 11 |
| Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 41 | 46 | 87 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Diabetes | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 67 | 73 | 140 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 78 | 55 | 133 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 13 | 24 | 37 |
| Other Heart disease | 60 | 99 | 159 |
| Other Circulatory disease | 21 | 13 | 34 |
| Bronchitis | 40 | 23 | 63 |
| Pneumonia | 14 | 23 | 37 |
| Other diseases of Respiratory system | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Appendicitis | — | — | — |
| Other Digestive Diseases | — | — | — |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 14 | — | 14 |
| Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion | — | — | — |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Suicide | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Motor Vehicle accidents | 5 | — | 5 |
| All Other accidents | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 42 | 60 | 102 |
| Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — |
| Total | 506 | 508 | 1,014 |