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

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Bromley 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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TABLE II.

Causes of Death.

1951195219531954Male1955 FemaleTotal
1.Tuberculosis—Respiratory181187415
2.„ Other211---
3.Syphilitic diseases63141-1
4.Diphtheria----
5.Whooping Cough---
6.Meningococcal InfectionsI----
7.Acute Poliomyelitis111
8.Measles1---
9.Other infective and parasiticdiseases311211
10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach2124211261016
11.Malignant neoplasm, lungbronchus2214292819625
12.Malignant neoplasm, breast121120181313
13.Malignant neoplasm, uterus8366-44
14.Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms65627865283361
15.Leukaemia, Aleukaemia ........2439246
16.Diabetes ....................6374145
17.Vascular lesions of nervoussystem8410286944370113
18.Coronary disease, angina ........801041161256349112
19.Hypertension with heart disease ....381316184812
20.Other heart disease ............1331431021033275107
21.Other circulatory diseases .......24442541152641
22.Influenza ....................771
23.Pneumonia ....................31302234162844
24.Bronchitis ....................40393028251439
25.Other diseases of the respiratory system11679336
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum139411628
27.Gastritis, enteritis & diarrhoea ....214344
28.Nephritis and nephrosis ........4574325
29.Hyperplasia of prostate ........81131177
30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion ....
31.Congenital malformations ........61075257
32.Other defined and ill-defineddiseases59476265423880
33.Motor vehicle accidents ........755544
34.All other accidents ............15887437
35.Suicide ........................6657527
36.Homicide and operations of war1
All causes ....735720692727336405741