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

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Willesden 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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TABLES

Table 1

DEATHS

Causes:MalesFemalesTotal
1.Tuberculosis (respiratory)11314
2.Tuberculosis (other)112
3.Syphilitic disease246
4.Diphtheria
5.Whooping cough
6.Meningococcal infections11
7.Acute poliomyelitis
8.Measles
9.Other infective and parasytic diseases55
10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach282856
11.Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus8121102
12.Malignant neoplasm, breast3838
13.Malignant neoplasm, uterus1717
14.Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms8268150
15.Leukemia, aleukemia8311
16.Diabetes71219
17.Vascular lesions of nervous system70109179
18.Coronary disease, angina187123310
19.Hypertension, with heart disease162339
20.Other heart disease5999158
21.Other circulatory disease335689
22.Influenza336
23.Pneumonia364480
24.Bronchitis8941130
25.Other diseases of respiratory system15924
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum11617
27.Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa235
28.Nephritis and nephrosis437
29.Hyperplasia of prostate1111
30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion22
31.Congenital malformations6612
32.Other defined and ill-defined diseases7386159
33.Motor vehicle accidents101020
34.All other accidents151631
35.Suicide17926
36.Homicide and operations of war-11
TOTAL8828451,727