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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

Wimbledon 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Table: The four principal causes of death were as follows

The four principal causes of death were as follows

Number of deathsPercentage of total deaths
Disease of the heart and circulatory system22033%
Cancer16825%
Vascular lesions of nervous system9314%
Diseases of the respiratory system8112%
Totals56284%

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Table: The following is an analysis of the causes of deaths-

The following is an analysis of the causes of deaths-

CauseMalesFemalesTotal
1.Respiratory tuberculosis112
2.Other tuberculosis-33
3.Syphilitic disease---
4.Diphtheria---
5.Whooping cough---
6.Meningococcal infections---
7.Acute poliomyelitis---
8.Measles---
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases-11
10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach141125
11.Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus31334
12.Malignant neoplasm, breast-1919
13.Malignant neoplasm, uterus-55
14.Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms354580
15.Leukaemia325
16.Diabetes123
17.Vascular lesions of nervous system276693
18.Coronary disease, angina7055125
19.Hypertension with heart disease257
20.Other heart disease164359
21.Other circulatory disease101929
22.Influenza112
23.Pneumonia192140
24.Bronchitis26935
25.Other diseases of respiratory system224
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum527
27.Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea224
28.Nephritis and nephrosis1-1
29.Hyperplasia of prostate12-12
30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion---
31.Congenital malformations314
32.Other defined and ill-defined diseases182543
33.Motor vehicle accidents325
34.All other accidents51217
35.Suicide4-4
36.Homicide and operations of war---
Totals311357668