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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

Stoke Newington 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: CAUSES OF DEATHThe causes of death for 1956 and 1955, arranged under the headings of the short list used by the Registrar-General, are set out in the following list:-

CAUSES OF DEATH

The causes of death for 1956 and 1955, arranged under the headings of the short list used by the Registrar-General, are set out in the following list:-

Cause19561955
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory34
2. Tuberculosis, other--
3. Syphilitic diseases11
4. Diphtheria--
5. Whooping Cough--
6. Meningococcal infections--
7. Acute poliomyelitis--
8. Measles--
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases-1
10. Malignant neoplasm stomach2314
11. Malignant neoplasm lung and bronchus1728
12. Malignant neoplasm breast1113
13. Malignant neoplasm uterus55
14. Other malignant and Lymphatic neoplasms5167
15. Leukaemia9 Aleukaemia57
16. Diabetes21
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system6258
18. Coronary disease;, Angina8869
19. Hypertension with heart disease1719
20. Other heart disease6169
21. Other circulatory disease2627
22. Influenza-2
23. Pneumonia2834
24. Bronchitis4744
25. Other diseases of respiratory system64
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum107
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea14
28. Nephritis and nephrosis82
29. Hyperplasia of prostate3-
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion--
31. Congenital malformations52
32. Other defined and ill defined diseases3536
33. Motor Vehicle Accidents5-
34. All other accidents611
35. Suicide79
36. Homicide and operations of war--
533538