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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 1955

[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, 1955

A(4)g Table showing Summary of Causes of Death during the year ended 31st December, 1955

Cause of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
1 Tuberculosis, Respiratory5-5
2 Tuberculosis, Other forms2-2
3 Syphilitic diseases2-2
4 Diphtheria---
5 Whooping Cough---
6 Meningococcal Infections1-1
7 Acute Poliomyelitis---
8 Measles---
9 Other infective and parasitic diseases1-1
10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach10313
11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus14418
12 Malignant neoplasm, breast-77
13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus-55
14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms381048
15 Leukaemia, Aleukaemia235
16 Diabetes1-1
17 Vascular lesions of nervous system273360
18 Coronary disease angina411657
19 Hypertension with heart disease2810
20 Other heart diseases304373
21 Other circulatory diseases9716
22 Influenza11
23 Pneumonia121678
24 Bronchitis18927
25 Other diseases of respiratory system235
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum516
27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea1-1
28 Nephritis and Nephrosis224
29 Hyperplasia of prostate1-1
30 Pregnancy, Childbirth and abortion---
31 Congenital Malformations-44
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases111728
Motor vehicle accidents---
34 All other accidents---
35 Suicide-28
- 36 Homicide and operations of war-1L l
Total all causes240200440