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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 1956

[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, 1956.

A (4)g Table showing Summary of Causes of Death during the year ended 31st December, 1956.

Cause of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
1 Tuberculosis, Respiratory4—4
2 Tuberculosis, Other forms--1
3 Syphilitic diseases1--
4 Diphtheria—--
5 Whooping Cough—--
6 Meningococcal Infections—--
7 Acute Poliomyelitis---
8 Measles—--
9 Other infective and parasitic1-1
diseases 10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach8715
11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus14317
12 Malignant neoplasm, breast—88
13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus—44
14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms222648
15 Leukaemia, Aleukaemia213
16 Diabetes156
17 Vascular lesions of nervous system391958
18 Coronary disease angina411859
19 Hypertension with heart disease6511
20 Other heart diseases364682
21 Other crirculatory disease14923
22 Influenza112
23 Pneumonia101121
24 Bronchitis261137
25 Other diseases of respiratory system-—-
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum8210
27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea—22
Nephritis and Nephrosis—11
Hyperplasia of prostate5-5
30 Pregnancy, Childbirth and abortion--_-
31 Congenital Malformations—-—
Other defined and ill-defined diseases162036
33 Motor vehicle accidents1—1
34 All other accidents4—4
35 Suicide145
36 Homicide and operations of war---
Total all causes261203464