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Stoke Newington 1960

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

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8.
CAUSES OF DEATH

Table: 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:-

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:-

Cause19601959
1.Tuberculosis, respiratory84
2.Tuberculosis, other--
3.Syphilitic diseases23
4.Diphtheria--
5.Whooping Cough--
6.Meningococcal infections--
7.Acute poliomyelitis--
8.Measles--
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases2-
10.Malignant neoplasm stomach1820
11.Malignant neoplasm lung and bronchus3239
12.Malignant neoplasm breast156
13.Malignant neoplasm uterus63
14.Other malignant and Lymphatic neoplasms5658
15.Leukaemia, Aleukaemia32
16.Diabetes103
17.Vascular lesions of nervous systems6555
18.Coronary disease, Angina9085
19.Hypertension with heart disease1312
20.Other heart disease6761
21.Other circulatory disease4327
22.Influenza11
23.Pneumonia2030
24.Bronchitis3651
25.Other diseases of respiratory system44
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum59
27.Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea23
28.Nephritis and nephrosis25
29.Hyperplasia of prostate15
30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion21
31.Congenital malformations37
32.Other defined and ill defined diseases4144
33.Motor Vehicle accidents76
34.All other accidents613
35.Suicide96
36.Homicide and operations of war--
569563