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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 1957

[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 1957

TABLE II

Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1957

CAUSES OF DEATH.All Ages.Under 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........................11
Tuberculosis, other....................................
Syphilitic disease1........................1....
Diphtheria....................................
Whooping cough....................................
Meningococcal infections....................................
Acute poliomyelitis....................................
Measles1............1................
Other infective and parasitic diseases2........................11
Malignant neoplasm, stomach6............................6
„ „ , lung, bronchus28........................919
,, ,, , breast7........................34
,, ,, , uterus1........................1....
Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms45....................21330
Leukaemia, aleukaemia3........................12
Diabetes1............................1
Vascular lesions of nervous system441........1........735
Coronary disease, angina53....................11240
Hypertension with heart disease13........................310
Other heart disease76....................2866
Other circulatory disease27........................621
Influenza5........................23
Pneumonia19111........1510
Bronchitis161............1....410
Other diseases of respiratory system21........................1
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum3........................12
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea....................................
Nephritis and nephrosis3............................3
Hyperplasia of prostate4........................13
Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion....................................
Congential malformations55............................
Other defined and ill defined diseases291........211517
Motor vehicle accidents1........................1....
All other accidents61............1........4
Suicide4................112....
Homicide and operations of war....................................
Total4071111441087289