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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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TABLE I.
Causes of Death during Year 1954.
| Causes of Death. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whooping Cough | 1 | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | — | — | — |
| Syphilitic diseases | 1 | — | 1 |
| Influenza | — | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | — | — | — |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | — |
| Ac. Polio-myelitis | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infections | — | — | — |
| Malignant Neoplasm of stomach | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 47 | 13 | 60 |
| Do. of breast | — | 20 | 20 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, uterus | — | 13 | 13 |
| Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 75 | 60 | 135 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Diabetes | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 88 | 144 | 232 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 122 | 70 | 192 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 20 | 23 | 43 |
| Other Heart disease | 50 | 81 | 131 |
| Other Circulatory disease | 20 | 32 | 52 |
| Bronchitis | 40 | 29 | 69 |
| Pneumonia | 16 | 19 | 35 |
| Other diseases of Respiratory system | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 8 | — | 8 |
| Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion | — | — | — |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Suicide | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Motor Vehicle accidents | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| All Other accidents | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 33 | 49 | 82 |
| Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — |
| Total | 612 | 618 | 1,230 |