Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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8.
CAUSES OF DEATH
The causes of death for 1960 and 1959, arranged under the headings of the short list used by the Registrar-General, are set out in the following list:-
Cause | 1960 | 1959 | |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 8 | 4 |
2. | Tuberculosis, other | - | - |
3. | Syphilitic diseases | 2 | 3 |
4. | Diphtheria | - | - |
5. | Whooping Cough | - | - |
6. | Meningococcal infections | - | - |
7. | Acute poliomyelitis | - | - |
8. | Measles | - | |
9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | |
10. | Malignant neoplasm stomach | 18 | 20 |
11. | Malignant neoplasm lung and bronchus | 32 | 39 |
12. | Malignant neoplasm breast | 15 | 6 |
13. | Malignant neoplasm uterus | 6 | 3 |
14. | Other malignant and Lymphatic neoplasms | 56 | 58 |
15. | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 3 | 2 |
16. | Diabetes | 10 | 3 |
17. | Vascular lesions of nervous systems | 65 | 55 |
18. | Coronary disease, Angina | 90 | 85 |
19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 13 | 12 |
20. | Other heart disease | 67 | 61 |
21. | Other circulatory disease | 43 | 27 |
22. | Influenza | 1 | 1 |
23. | Pneumonia | 20 | 30 |
24. | Bronchitis | 36 | 51 |
25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 4 | 4 |
26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 5 | 9 |
27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 2 | 3 |
28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 2 | 5 |
29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 1 | 5 |
30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 2 | 1 |
31. | Congenital malformations | 3 | 7 |
32. | Other defined and ill defined diseases | 41 | 44 |
33. | Motor Vehicle accidents | 7 | 6 |
34. | All other accidents | 6 | 13 |
35. | Suicide | 9 | 6 |
36. | Homicide and operations of war | - | - |
569 | 563 |