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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

Erith 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]

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Table: A (4)g Table showing Summary of Causes of Death during the year ended 31st December, 1952

A (4)g Table showing Summary of Causes of Death during the year ended 31st December, 1952

Cause of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
1 Tuberculosis, Respiratory8412
2 Tuberculosis, Other forms—11
3 Syphilitic diseases2—2
4 Diphtheria———
5 Whooping Cough———
6 Meningococcal Infections———
7 Acute Poliomyelitis1—1
8 Measles———
9 Other infective and parasitic diseases—11
10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach7613
11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus12416
12 Malignant neoplasm, breast—77
13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus—55
14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms262349
15 Leukaemia, Aleukaemia112
16 Diabetes—33
17 Vascular lesions of nervous system252752
18 Coronary disease, angina362965
19 Hypertension with heart disease4610
20 Other heart diseases5063113
21 Other circulatory diseases51116
22 Influenza213
23 Pneumonia10919
24 Bronchitis17825
25 Other diseases of respiratory system325
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum2—2
27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea1—1
28 Nephritis and Nephrosis639
29 Hyperplasia of prostate7—7
30 Pregnancy, Childbirth and abortion—11
31 Congenital Malformations246
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases181937
33 Motor vehicle accidents—22
34 All other accidents325
35 Suicide5510
36 Homicide and operations of war———
Total all causes253247500