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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

Erith 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]

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Table: A (4)g Table showing Summary of Causes of Death during the year ended 31st December, 1959.

A (4)g Table showing Summary of Causes of Death during the year ended 31st December, 1959.

Cause of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
1Tuberculosis, Respiratory2-2
2Tuberculosis, Other forms-11
3Syphilitic diseases2-2
4Diphtheria---
5Whooping Cough---
6Meningococcal Infection---
7Acute Poliomyelitis---
8Measles---
9Other infective and parasitic diseases---
10Malignant neoplasm, stomach6511
11Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus20424
12Malignant neoplasm, breast11314
13Malignant neoplasm, uterus-55
14Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms162238
15Leukaemia, Aleukaemia224
16Diabetes369
17Vascular lesions of nervous system242852
18Coronary disease, angina612283
19Hypertension with heart disease71118
20Other heart diseases343165
21Other circulatory diseases171128
22Influenza.527
23Pneumonia12921
24Bronchitis21829
25Other diseases of respiratory system213
26Ulcer of stomach and duodenum4-4
27Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea---
28Nephritis and Nephrosis112
29Hyperplasia of prostate33
30Pregnancy, Childbirth and abortion---
31Congenital Malformations314
32Other defined and ill-defined diseases111223
33Motor vehicle accidents224
34All other accidents7613
35Suicide---
36Homicide and operations of _war---
Total all causes266203469