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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

Enfield 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: TABLE I.Causes of Death during Year 1952.

TABLE I.

Causes of Death during Year 1952.

Causes of Death.Males.Females.Total.
Whooping Cough---
Diphtheria---
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System12719
Other Forms of Tuberculosis112
Syphilitic diseases2-2
Influenza-22
Measles---
Other infective and parasitic diseases112
Ac. Polio-myelitis-11
Meningococcal infections---
Malignant Neoplasm of stomach171229
Malignant Neoplasm, lung, bronchus42446
Do. of breast-1717
Malignant Neoplasm, uterus-77
Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms514798
Leukaemia, aleukaemia2-2
Diabetes-22
Vascular lesions of nervous system61103164
Coronary disease, angina9956155
Hypertension with heart disease131629
Other Heart disease6888156
Other Circulatory disease193352
Bronchitis422163
Pneumonia222042
Other diseases of Respiratory system347
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum13619
Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea134
Nephritis and Nephrosis7411
Hyperplasia of prostate8-8
Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion-33
Congenital Malformations426
Suicide729
Motor Vehicle accidents9110
All Other accidents41115
Other defined and ill-defined diseases384078
Homicide and operations of war---
Total5465141,060