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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, Respiratory55
2Tuberculosis, Other forms11
3Syphilitic diseases--
4Diphtheria--
5Whooping Cough--
6Meningococcal Infection
7Acute Poliomyelitis
8Measles
9Other infective and parasiticdiseases11
10Malignant neoplasm, stomach12416
11Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus30939
12Malignant neoplasm, breast1010
13Malignant neoplasm, uterus33
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
22Influenza11
23Pneumonia9615
24Bronchitis18624
25Other diseases of respiratorysystem112
26Ulcer of stomach and duodenum123
27Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea11
28 29Nephritis and Nephrosis123
Hyperplasia of prostate33
3031Pregnancy, Childbirth and abortion---
Congenital Malformations33
3233Other defined and ill-defineddiseases161935
Motor vehicle accidents6-6
34All other accidents426
35Suicide325
36Homicide and operations of war__
Total all causes260203463