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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

Southgate 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]

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Table: TABLE I.Causes of Death During the Year 1950.

TABLE I.

Causes of Death During the Year 1950.

Causes of DeathMaleFemaleTotal
All causes (Civilian only).435433868
1 Tuberculosis, respiratory121022
2 Tuberculosis, other———
3 Syphilitic disease2—2
4 Diphtheria———
5 Whooping Cough———
6 Meningococcal infections—11
7 Acute Poliomyelitis1—1
8 Measels——-
9 Other infective and parasitic diseases134
10 Malignant Neoplasm, stomach81321
11 Malignant Neoplasm, lung, bronchus16117
12 Malignant Neoplasm, breast—1818
13 Malignant Neoplasm, uterus—55
11 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms454489
15 Leukaemia, aleukaemia—33
16 Diabetes134
17 Vascular Lesions of nervous system4372115
18 Coronary disease, angina9541136
19 Hypertension with heart disease151833
20 Other Heart diseases5579134
21 Other circulatory disease201939
22 Influenza—22
23 Pneumonia191231
24 Bronchitis271643
25 Other diseases of respiratory system448
26 Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum8311
27 Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea—33
28 Nephritis and Nephrosis4610
29 Hyperplasia of prostate5—5
30 Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion———
31 Congenital malformations336
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases343670
33 Motor Vehicle Accidents437
34 All other accidents91019
35 Suicide448
36. Homicicide and operation of war-11