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, 1952.
1951 | 19 5 2 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | ||
1. Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 18 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
2. ,, other | 2 | — | — | — |
3. Syphilitic diseases | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
4. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — |
5. Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — |
6. Meningococcal Infections | — | — | — | — |
7. Acute Poliomyelitis | — | 1 | — | 1 |
8. Measles | 1 | — | — | — |
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 21 | 15 | 9 | 24 |
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 22 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | 12 | — | 11 | 11 |
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 8 | — | 3 | 3 |
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 65 | 31 | 31 | 62 |
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
16. Diabetes | 6 | — | 3 | 3 |
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 84 | 30 | 72 | 102 |
18. Coronary disease, angina | 80 | 56 | 48 | 104 |
19 Hypertension with heart disease | 38 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
20. Other heart disease | 133 | 61 | 82 | 143 |
21. Other circulatory disease | 24 | 19 | 25 | 44 |
22. Influenza | 7 | — | — | — |
23. Pneumonia | 31 | 11 | 19 | 30 |
24. Bronchitis | 40 | 24 | 15 | 39 |
25. Other diseases of the respiratory system | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 13 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 8 | 11 | — | 11 |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — |
31. Congenital malformations | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 59 | 21 | 26 | 47 |
33. Motor vehicle accidents | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
34. All other accidents | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
35. Suicide | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
36. Homicide and operations of war | 1 | — | — | — |
All causes | 735 | 336 | 384 | 720 |