London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Willesden 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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TABLES

Table 1 DEATHS

Causes:
MalesFemalesTotal
1.Tuberculosis (respiratory)20525
2.Tuberculosis (other)
3.Syphilitic disease538
4.Diphtheria
5.Whooping cough
6.Meningococcal infections
7.Acute poliomyelitis
8.Measles
9.Other infective and parasytic diseases437
10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach231538
11.Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus741589
12.Malignant neoplasm, breast3434
13.Malignant neoplasm, uterus1414
14.Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms10592197
15.Leukemia, aleukemia336
16.Diabetes268
17.Vascular lesions of nervous system75140215
18.Coronary disease, angina15189240
19.Hypertension, with heart disease244266
20.Other heart disease70101171
21.Other circulatory disease364581
22.Influenza257
23.Pneumonia354681
24.Bronchitis9153144
25.Other diseases of respiratory system11213
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum81321
27.Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea178
28.Nephritis and nephrosis8614
29.Hyperplasia of prostate99
30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion55
31.Congenital malformations5914
32.Other defined and ill defined diseases5982141
33.Motor vehicle accidents15823
34.All other accidents171835
35.Suicide9817
36.Homicide and operations of war11
TOTAL8628701,732