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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 1962

[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, 1962

A (4)g Table showing Summary of Causes of Death during the year ended 31st December, 1962

Cause of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
1 Tuberculosis, Respiratory---
2 Tuberculosis, Other forms---
3 Syphilitic diseases-11
4 Diphtheria---
5 Whooping Cough---
6 Meningococcal Infection---
7 Acute Poliomyelitis---
8 Measles---
9 Other infective and parasitic diseases112
10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach9716
11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus21526
12 Malignant neoplasm, breast-66
13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus-11
14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms271946
15 Leukaemia, Aleukaemia224
16 Diabetes257
17 Vascular lesions of nervous system223355
18 Coronary disease, angina6540105
19 Hypertension with heart disease6612
20 Other heart diseases284371
21 Other circulatory diseases10818
22 Influenza---
23 Pneumonia201131
24 Bronchitis13417
25 Other diseases of respiratory system---
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum325
27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea-11
28 Nephritis and Nephrosis123
29 Hyperplasia of prostate2-2
30 Pregnancy, Childbirth and abortion---
31 Congenital Malformations213
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases141529
33 Motor vehicle accidents3-3
34 All other accidents549
35 Suicide1-1
36 Homicide and operations of war---
Total all causes257217474