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Erith 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]

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A (4)g Table showing Summary of Causes of Death during the year ended 31st December, 1960.

Cause of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
1Tuberculosis, Respiratory5—5
2Tuberculosis, Other forms—11
3Syphilitic diseases—--
4Diphtheria—--
5Whooping Cough—--
6Meningococcal Infection———
7Acute Poliomyelitis———
8Measles———
9Other infective and parasiticdiseases—11
10Malignant neoplasm, stomach12416
11Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus30939
12Malignant neoplasm, breast—1010
13Malignant neoplasm, uterus—33
14Other malignant and lymphaticneoplasms171431
15Leukaemia, Aleukaemia314
16Diabetes224
17Vascular lesions of nervous system233861
18Coronary disease, angina572582
19Hypertension with heart disease9716
20Other heart diseases214364
21Other circulatory diseases14519
22Influenza1—1
23Pneumonia9615
24Bronchitis18624
25Other diseases of respiratorysystem112
26Ulcer of stomach and duodenum123
27Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea1—1
28 29Nephritis and Nephrosis123
Hyperplasia of prostate3—3
3031Pregnancy, Childbirth and abortion---
Congenital Malformations3—3
3233Other defined and ill-defineddiseases161935
Motor vehicle accidents6-6
34All other accidents426
35Suicide325
36Homicide and operations of war_—_
Total all causes260203463