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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE BOROUGH REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR 1963.
| Causes of Death. | M. | F. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 418 | 446 | 864 | |
| 1 | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Tuberculosis, other | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Syphilitic disease | — | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| 5 | Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
| 6 | Meningococcal infections | — | — | — |
| 7 | Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
| 8 | Measles | — | — | - |
| 9 | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| 11 | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 40 | 7 | 47 |
| 12 | Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | 23 | 23 |
| 13 | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 38 | 43 | 81 |
| 15 | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | Diabetes | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 43 | 63 | 106 |
| 18 | Coronary disease, angina | 112 | 66 | 178 |
| 19 | Hypertension with heart disease | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 20 | Other heart disease | 24 | 60 | 84 |
| 21 | Other circulatory disease | 18 | 23 | 41 |
| 22 | Influenza | — | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Pneumonia | 20 | 47 | 67 |
| 24 | Bronchitis | 32 | 25 | 57 |
| 25 | Other diseases of the respiratory system | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 27 | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 28 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 3 | — | 3 |
| 30 | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — |
| 31 | Congenital malformations | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 32 | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 25 | 29 | 54 |
| 33 | Motor vehicle accidents | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 34 | All other accidents | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 35 | Suicide | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 36 | Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — |