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Camden 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camden]

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Table 3

CAUSE OF DEATH - 1947 - 1965

Population255,810260,640263,820264,630261,390261,250260,080257,950254,270254,320251,360249,150246,880246,790244,762243,350242,290243,360240,970
Causes of death1947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965
1Tuberculosis, respiratory144139140103108645751523025322417111316109
2Tuberculosis, other forms21107111185455242113-11
3Syphilitic diseases23311622242414171312156143111013613
4Diphtheria31---------1-------
5Whooping cough7331212------1-----
6Meningococcal infection11-1111211--2--2--1
7Acute poliomyelitis3-75-22--1-11------
8Measles211-2-----1-----1--
9Other Infective and parasitic diseases3210813611117855487932
10Malignant neoplasm, stomach708086787761100497173706663668567715551
11Malignant neoplasm, lungs and bronchus118146151167129150155164152141173126175158170180
12Malignant neoplasm, breast50636768625179394552554550565953584760
13Malignant neoplasm, uterus63‡47155‡30202341202822232431322820342015
14Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms381388367298302324334274300287278342287283183265248288285
15Leukaemia, aleukaemia914192391414181018181020131117
16Diabetes2015172227161813121917201971517271617
17Vascular lesions of nervous system307302288265319347269254260313277300254282260237262232233
18 19Coronary disease, angina361434452450458461521505486494525498597582484554
Hypertension with heart disease8197148261301216045645667585849385041252030
20Other heart disease373386361241197190205209195184220201204212174187
21Other circulatory disease157167164128117133123117159144130129114111144126123132117
22Influenza2021512497289106301039314752
23Pneumonia207120175148180123152103113160161177208156181204251155149
24Bronchitis259143220165257231235162201201183198192159165174145115130
25Other diseases of respiratory system43233422372522172926262223171724222719
26Ulcer of stomach and duodenum46374452513642423348324242303032181722
27Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea20105111519134121781312221314151114
28Nephritis and nephrosis67725220283525322616191615151816121414
29Hyperplasia of prostate21221812192823241819121212674
30Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion6484435214112141511
31Congenital malformations61767127312921272536264033272428334135
32Other defined and ill-defined diseases302262245231231256179194222227217188233220208217219204169
33Motor vehicle accidents24131717161722301920211718363030171622
34All other accidents1031058175767152575162657063496161715546
35Suicide47535552574848556248566562495573584159
36Homicide and operations of war2-22415-41221244

- For 1947, 1948, 1949 included in classification No-14 - Other malignant neoplasms
‡ 1947, 1948, 1949 included in classification No-32 - All other causes
† For 1947, 1948, 1949 included neoplasms of oesophagus, which from 1950 onwards is included in No-14 - Other malignant neoplasms