Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1959
Cause of Death | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
All causes | 304 | 212 | |
1. | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 4 | _ |
Tuberculosis, other | 1 | - | |
3. | Syphilitic disease | - | - |
4. | Diphtheria | - | - |
5. 6. | Whooping Cough Meningococcal infection | - | - |
7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - |
8. | Measles | - | - |
9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | - |
10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 13 | 8 |
11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 26 | 4 |
12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 1 | 12 |
13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 6 |
14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 33 | 19 |
15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 1 | 3 |
16. | Diabetes | 2 | 4 |
17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 21 | 37 |
18. | Coronary disease, angina | 73 | 31 |
19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 5 | 3 |
20. | Other heart diseases | 18 | 31 |
21. | Other circulatory diseases | 10 | 19 |
22. | Influenza | 6 | 7 |
23. | Pneumonia | 9 | 12 |
24. | Bronchitis | 25 | 13 |
25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 4 | 3 |
26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 4 | 2 |
27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | - | 2 |
28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | - | - |
29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 2 | - |
30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | 1 |
31. | Congenital malformation | 4 | 2 |
32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 26 | 14 |
33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 8 | - |
34. | All other accidents | 4 | 8 |
35. | Suicide | 3 | 1 |
36. | Homicide and operations of war | - | - |
Deaths of Infants:
Legitimate | 14 | 4 |
Illegitimate | 1 | - |
Total | 15 | 4 |