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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

Bexley 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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Table: DEATHS REGISTERED (IN AGE GROUPS) IN 1956.

DEATHS REGISTERED (IN AGE GROUPS) IN 1956.

Under 1 year1-4 years5-14 years15-24 years25-44 years45-64 years65-74 years75 years and overTotal
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
1.Tuberculosis, respiratory........................124...2.........72
2.Tuberculosis, other...........................1..................1
3.Syphilitic disease.................................12.........21
4.Diphtheria......................................................
5.Whooping Cough......................................................
6.Meningococcal infections......................................................
7.Acute poliomyelitis......................................................
8.Measles......................................................
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases.............................................1...1
10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach..............................316444139
11.Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus........................1...11491...2217
12.Malignant neoplasm, breast...........................1...7...4...3...15
13.Malignant neoplasm, uterus...........................2...2...2...1...7
14.Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms.........1...1.........4...19131519114351
15.Leukaemia, aleukeamia......1......1.........13......11...53
16.Diabetes..........................................1122
17.Vascular lesions of nervous system1...........................1612162120265359
18.Coronary disease, angina........................133510371326199945
19.Hypertension with heart disease..............................5...131578
20.Other heart disease..................11...551310917363364
21.Other circulatory disease.....................1.........2646181225
22.Influenza.............................................1...1
23.Pneumonia2...........................315313112318
24.Bronchitis21........................7413413113520
25.Other diseases of the respiratory system...1........................22......3154
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum........................1...3...3...1282
27.Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea..............................1211...124
28.Nephritis and nephrosis..................2...3...62...113126
29.Hyperplasia of prostate....................................3...1...1...
30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion......................................................
31.Congenital malformations41...........................1............42
32.Other defined and ill defined diseases8911......111...75359143035
33.Motor vehicle accidents............1...2...3...2...111...101
34.All other accidents......1.........1.........1...1......141
35.Suicide.....................121...44.........66
36.Homicide and operations of war......................................................
Total171233127413201259313792137172440398