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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

East Barnet 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]

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Table: TABLE IICauses of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1956

TABLE II

Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1956

CAUSES OF DEATH.All Ages.Undsr 1 year.1—2 years.2—5 years.5—15 years.15—25 years.25—45 years.45—65 years.65 and over.
Tuberculosis, respiratory2............................2
Tuberculosis, other....................................
Syphilitic disease1........................1....
Diphtheria....................................
Whooping cough....................................
Meningococcal infections....................................
Acute poliomyelitis....................................
Measles....................................
other infective and parasitic diseases....................................
Malignant neoplasm, stomach8....................224
,, ,, , lung, bronchus12........................84
, breast5........................5....
,, ,, , uterus6........................24
Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms47............1121033
Leukaemia aleukaemia3....................12....
Diabetes1........................1....
Vascular lesions of nervous system40............1........732
Coronary diesease againa69....................22146
Hypertension with heart disease5........................23
Other heart disease65........................857
Other circulatory disease26........................422
Influenza2........................11
Pneumonia161....................114
Bronchitis23........................221
Other diseases of respiratory system3........................12
Uncer of stomach and duodenum7....................1....6
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea3............................3
Nephritis and nephrosis1............................1
Hyperplasia of prostate1............................1
pregnancy, childbirth,abortion....................................
Congenital malformations11............................
Other defined and ill defined diseases315................3419
motor vehicle accident6........1....221....
All other accidents5................1....13
Suicide4....................121
Homicide and operations of war....................................
Total3937....1241486279