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Southwark 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS

Causes of DeathTotal Deaths 1960Total Deaths 1959
Nos.All causes - Males, Females
1Tuberculosis of Respiratory System1411
2Tuberculosis - other forms-2
3Syphilitic Disease 162
4Diphtheria--
5Whooping Cough1-
6Meningococcal Infections2-
7 8Acute Poliomyelitis Measles--
9Other Infective and Parasitic diseases22
10Malignant neoplasm stomach4024
11Malignant neoplasm lung, bronchus7464
12Malignant neoplasm breast1815
13Malignant neoplasm uterus99
14Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms10688
15Leukaemia, Aleukemia123
16Diabetes48
17Vascular lesions of nervous system129120
18Coronary disease, angina188149
19Hypertension with Heart disease1815
20Other Heart disease160206
21Other Circulatory disease5364
22Influenza-30
23Pneumonia91102
24Bronchitis83113
25Other diseases of Respiratory system1317
26Ulcer of the Stomach and Duodenum1119
27Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea53
28Nephritis and Nephrosis98
29Hyperplasia of prostate18
30Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion1-
31Congenital Malformations1514
32Other defined and ill-defined diseases8671
33Motor Vehicle Accidents1216
34All other accidents1819
35Suicide209
36Homicide and operations of war2
TOTALS1,2031,211