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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 1961

[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, 1961

A(4)g Table showing Summary of Causes of Death during the year ended 31st December, 1961

Cause of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
1 Tuberculosis, Respiratory112
2 Tuberculosis. Other forms—11
3 Syphilitic diseases———
4 Diphtheria———
5 Whooping Cough———
6 Meningococcal Infection———
7 Acute Poliomyelitis———
8 Measles———
9 Other infective and parasitic diseases---
10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach8311
11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus22628
12 Malignant neoplasm, breast—88
13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus—22
14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms302151
15 Leukaemia, Aleukaemia415
16 Diabetes—22
17 Vascular lesions of nervous system213859
18 Coronary disease, angina6337100
19 Hypertension with heart disease91827
20 Other heart diseases534598
21 Other circulatory diseases10818
22 Influenza628
23 Pneumonia161632
24 Bronchitis19726
25 Other diseases of respiratory system6-6
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum347
27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea224
28 Nephritis and Nephrosis2—2
29 Hyperplasia of prostate3—3
30 Pregnancy, Childbirth and abortion---
31 Congenital Malformations112
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases171936
33 Motor vehicle accidents213
34 All other accidents134
35 Suicide112
36 Homicide and operations of war---
Total all causes300247547