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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

Wood Green 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]

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Table: TABLE IVCauses of death during the year 1959

TABLE IV

Causes of death during the year 1959

Causes of DeathMaleFemale
Tuberculosis, respiratory1
Tuberculosis, other--
Syphilitic disease11
Diphtheria--
Whooping Cough--
Meningococcal infections--
Acute Poliomyelitis1-
Measles--
Other infective and parasitic diseases--
Malignant neoplasm, stomach96
Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus278
Malignant neoplasm, uterus-6
Malignant neoplasm, breast-16
Other Malignant and lymphatic neoplasms3732
Leukaemia, aleukaemia-4
Diabetes11
Vascular lesions of nervous system2940
Coronary disease, angina6935
Hypertension with heart disease46
Other heart diseases2637
Other circulatory disease1819
Influenza32
Pneumonia1815
Bronchitis2411
Other diseases of respiratory system24
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum62
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea.,21
Nephritis and nephrosis1-
Hyperplasia of prostate2-
Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion-1
Congenital mal formations21
Other defined and ill-defined diseases1728
Motor vehicle accidents33
All other accidents79
Suicide15
Homicide and operations of war-
Total310294