Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 |