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 Bromley]
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TABLE II.
Causes of Death, 1950.
Male | Female | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 11 | 5 | 16 |
2. | „ other | 1 | — | 1 |
3. | Syphilitic diseases | 4 | 2 | 6 |
4. | Diphtheria | — | — | — |
5. | Whooping Cough | — | — | - |
6. | Meningococcal Infection | — | — | — |
7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
8. | Measles | — | — | — |
9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | 1 | 1 |
10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 7 | 11 | 18 |
11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 13 | 4 | 17 |
12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 1 | 18 | 19 |
13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 11 | 11 |
14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 29 | 29 | 58 |
15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
16. | Diabetes | 4 | 3 | 7 |
17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 38 | 63 | 101 |
18. | Coronary disease, angina | 58 | 35 | 93 |
19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 18 | 17 | 35 |
20. | Other heart disease | 52 | 98 | 150 |
21. | Other circulatory disease | 7 | 22 | 29 |
22. | Influenza | — | 2 | 2 |
23. | Pneumonia | 12 | 8 | 20 |
24. | Bronchitis | 16 | 4 | 20 |
25. | Other diseases of the respiratory system | 2 | 2 | 4 |
26. | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 8 | 2 | 10 |
27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | — | 3 | 3 |
28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 5 | 3 | 8 |
29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 11 | — | 11 |
30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — |
31. | Congenital malformation | 4 | 4 | 8 |
32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 33 | 36 | 69 |
33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 2 | 1 | 3 |
34. | All other accidents | 6 | 4 | 10 |
35. | Suicide | 4 | 3 | 7 |
36. | Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — |
All causes | 347 | 392 | 739 |