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Enfield 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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Three-hundred and seventeen deaths registered were of
Enfield persons aged 80 years or more, one hundred and twentyseven
being males and one hundred and ninety females. Two males
and eight females were aged 95 years or more, one female reached
the age of 100 years.
It will be seen that 27.04 per cent. of the total deaths were of
persons aged over 80 years of age.
TABLE I.
Causes of Death during Year 1962.
| Causes of Death. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | — | — | — |
| Syphilitic diseases | 4 | — | 4 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infections | — | — | — |
| Ac. Polio-myelitis | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 3 | — | 3 |
| Malignant Neoplasm of stomach | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 49 | 12 | 61 |
| Do. of breast | — | 22 | 22 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, uterus | — | 7 | 7 |
| Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 59 | 37 | 96 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Diabetes | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 56 | 64 | 120 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 139 | 75 | 214 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| Other Heart disease | 67 | 112 | 179 |
| Other Circulatory disease | 38 | 46 | 84 |
| Influenza | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Pneumonia | 22 | 21 | 43 |
| Bronchitis | 56 | 21 | 77 |
| Other diseases of Respiratory system | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | — | 3 | 3 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | — | 4 | 4 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 8 | — | 8 |
| Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion | — | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital Malformations | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 39 | 48 | 87 |
| Motor Vehicle accidents | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| All Other accidents | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| Suicide | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — |
| Total | | 629 | 543 | 1,172 |