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Penge 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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CAUSES OF DEATH IN PENGE URBAN DISTRICT, 1955
Registrar-General's Figures
| CAUSES OF DEATH | MALES | FEMALES | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 140 | 121 | ||
| 1. | Tuberculosis, respiratory | — | 1 | |
| 2. | Tuberculosis, other | — | — | |
| 3. | Syphilitic disease | 1 | — | |
| 4. | Diphtheria | — | — | |
| 5. | Whooping Cough | — | — | |
| 6. | Meningoccocal infections | — | — | |
| 7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | |
| 8. | Measles | — | — | |
| 9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | |
| 10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 3 | 1 | |
| 11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 8 | 1 | |
| 12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | 7 | |
| 13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 2 | |
| 14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 13 | 14 | |
| 15. | Leukamia, aluekaemia | 1 | 1 | |
| 16. | Diabetes | 2 | 1 | |
| 17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 12 | 14 | |
| 18. | Coronary disease, angina | 21 | 18 | |
| 19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 4 | 2 | |
| 20. | Other heart disease | 12 | 20 | |
| 21. | Other circulatory disease | 6 | 4 | |
| 22. | Influenza | — | — | |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 8 | 3 | |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 9 | 6 | |
| 25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 1 | 1 | |
| 26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 4 | - | |
| 27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | 2 | |
| 28. | Nephritis and neophrosis | 1 | 3 | |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 3 | — | |
| 30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | |
| 31. | Congenital malformations | 4 | 4 | |
| 32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 19 | 17 | |
| 33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 3 | — | |
| 34. | All other accidents | 3 | 1 | |
| 35. | Suicide | — | — | |
| 36. | Homicide and operations of war | — | — | |
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year | Total | 8 | 6 | |
| Legitimate | 8 | 5 | ||
| Illegitimate | — | 1 | ||
| Live Births | Total | 273 | 247 | |
| Legitimate | 263 | 231 | ||
| Illegitimate | 10 | 16 | ||
| Stillbirths | Total | 4 | 5 | |
| Legitimate | 4 | 5 | ||
| Illegitimate | — | — | ||
| Home population (estimated middle of 1955 R.G.) | 25,470 | |||