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Bexley 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE BOROUGH
REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR 1961
C To'3
Causes of Death. M. g62
All Causes 472 39 3
1 Tuberculosis, respiratory ... 3 .
2 Tuberculosis, other ... ... — I '
3 Syphilitic disease
4 Diphtheria
5 Whooping Cough —
6 Meningococcal infections
7 Acute poliomyelitis — "
8 Measles —
9 Other infective and parasitic ^
diseases — 9
10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach ... 13
11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, ( \
bronchus 40 ^ P
12 Malignant neoplasm, breast ... —■ ^ "
13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus ... — .
14 Other malignant and lymphatic ~c
neoplasms 58 ^ -
15 Leukaemia, aleukaemia ... 2 ^
16 Diabetes ... ... 3
17 Vascular lesions of nervous ro
system 39 58 , 2
18 Coronary disease, angina ... 121 ^ •>
19 Hypertension with heart disease 13 o tn
20 Other heart disease 41 -q
21 Other circulatory disease ... 20 ^
22 Influenza 3 '
23 Pneumonia 1' j4
24 Bronchitis 46 ^
25 Other diseases of the respiratory 4 0
system n 6 2
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum ' 4
27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea - 5
28 Nephritis and nephrosis ... ^ ^ ^
29 Hyperplasia of prostate ... — 4
30 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion 3
31 Congenital malformations ... 57
32 Other defined and ill-defined ., 41 ]o
diseases !? 7 9
33 Motor vehicle accidents . 3 7
34 All other accidents . 3 ^
35 Suicide
36 Homicide and operations of war
18