Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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TABLE IV
Causes of Death during the year 1964
Causes of Death | Male | Female |
---|---|---|
Tuberculosis, respiratory | 1 | 1 |
Tuberculosis, other | — | — |
Syphilitic disease | — | — |
Diphtheria | — | — |
Whooping Cough | — | — |
Meningococcal infections | — | |
Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — |
Measles | - | - |
Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — |
Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 13 | 10 |
Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 46 | 2 |
Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 14 |
Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | 3 |
Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 23 | 30 |
Leukaemia aleukaemia | 2 | 2 |
Diabetes | — | — |
Vascular lesions of nervous system | 35 | 48 |
Coronary disease, angina | 50 | 29 |
Hypertension with heart disease | 18 | 25 |
Other heart diseases | 16 | 24 |
Other circulatory disease | 9 | 24 |
Influenza | — | — |
Pneumonia | 27 | 22 |
Bronchitis | 30 | 14 |
Other diseases of respiratory system | 1 | 1 |
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 3 | 2 |
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | — | — |
Nephritis and Nephrosis | 3 | 5 |
Hyperplasia of prostate | — | - |
Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | |
Congenital malformations | 8 | 5 |
Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 11 | 13 |
Motor vehicle accidents | 6 | 2 |
All other accidents | 4 | 5 |
Suicide | 5 | 3 |
Homicide and operations of war | - | — |
Total | 311 | 284 |