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Stoke Newington 1959

[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 1959 and 1958, 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 1959 and 1958, arranged under the headings of the short list used by the Registrar-General, are set out in the following list:-

Cause19591958
1.Tuberculosis, respiratory42
2.Tuberculosis, other-2
3.Syphilitic diseases31
4.Diphtheria--
5.Whooping Cough--
6.Meningococcal infections--
7.Acute poliomyelitis--
8.Measles--
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases-3
10.Malignant neoplasm stomach2021
11.Malignant neoplasm lung and bronchus3921
12,Malignant neoplasm breast63
13.Malignant neoplasm uterus35
14.Other malignant and Lymphatic neoplasms5851
15.Leukaemia, Aleukaemia24
16.Diabetes31
17.Vascular lesions of nervous systems5546
18.Coronary disease, Angina8598
19.Hypertension with heart disease1218
20.Other heart disease6163
21.Other circulatory disease2741
22.Influenza11
23.Pneumonia3021
24.Bronchitis5145
25.Other diseases of respiratory system42
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum98
27.Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea32
28.Nephritis and nephrosis53
29.Hyperplasia of prostate54
30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion11
31.Congenital malformations75
32.Other defined and ill defined diseases4439
33.Motor Vehicle accidents62
34.All other accidents1316
35.Suicide66
36.Homicide and operations of war--
563535