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 1960.
Causes of Death. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Other Forms of Tuberculosis | — | 1 | 1 |
Syphilitic diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Diphtheria | — | — | — |
Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
Meningococcal infections | — | — | — |
Ac. Polio-myelitis | — | — | — |
Measles | — | — | — |
Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Malignant Neoplasm of stomach | 12 | 7 | 19 |
Malignant Neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 44 | 7 | 51 |
Do. of breast | 1 | 22 | 23 |
Malignant Neoplasm, uterus | — | 9 | 9 |
Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 52 | 49 | 101 |
Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Diabetes | 2 | 8 | 10 |
Vascular lesions of nervous system | 56 | 90 | 146 |
Coronary disease, angina | 127 | 74 | 201 |
Hypertension with heart disease | 16 | 12 | 28 |
Other Heart disease | 76 | 85 | 161 |
Other Circulatory disease | 41 | 30 | 71 |
Influenza | — | — | — |
Pneumonia | 15 | 25 | 40 |
Bronchitis | 30 | 16 | 46 |
Other diseases of Respiratory system | 6 | 4 | 10 |
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 6 | 7 | 13 |
Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Nephritis and Nephrosis | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 6 | — | 6 |
Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion | — | — | — |
Congenital Malformations | 9 | 1 | 10 |
Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 32 | 62 | 94 |
Motor Vehicle accidents | 11 | 1 | 12 |
All Other accidents | 4 | 7 | 11 |
Suicide | 7 | 5 | 12 |
Homicide and operations of war | — | 1 | 1 |
Total | 565 | 543 | 1,108 |