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Stoke Newington 1961

[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 1961 and 1960, 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 1961 and 1960, arranged under the headings of the short list used by the Registrar-General, are set out in the following list:-

Cause19611960
1.Tuberculosis, respiratory68
2.Tuberculosis, other--
3.Syphilitic diseases-2
4.Diphtheria--
5.Whooping Cough--
6.Meningococcal infections--
7.Acute poliomyelitis--
8.Measles1-
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases-2
10.Malignant neoplasm stomach2118
11.Malignant neoplasm lung and bronchus3432
12.Malignant neoplasm breast1415
13.Malignant neoplasm uterus46
14.Other malignant and Lymphatic neoplasms3956
15.Leukaemia, Aleukaemia33
16.Diabetes210
17.Vascular lesions of nervous system6265
18.Coronary disease, Angina8990
19.Hypertension with heart disease1013
20.Other heart disease5767
21.Other circulatory disease2843
22.Influenza51
23.Pneumonia3020
24.Bronchitis4736
25.Other diseases of respiratory system64
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum45
27.Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa32
28.Nephritis and nephrosis42
29.Hyperplasia of prostate51
30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion22
31.Congenital malformations73
32.Other defined and ill defined diseases5841
33.Motor Vehicle accidents47
34.All other accidents176
35.Suicide69
36.Homicide and operations of war1-
569569