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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

Hayes and Harlington 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]

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Table: CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1960

CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1960

Cause of DeathMaleFemale
All causes283227
1.Tuberculosis, respiratory52
2.Tuberculosis, other--
3.Syphilitic disease--
4.Diphtheria--
5.Whooping Cough--
6.Meningococcal Infection--
7.Acute Poliomyelitis--
8.Measles--
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases-1
10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach44
11.Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus274
12.Malignant neoplasm, breast-8
13.Malignant neoplasm, uterus-7
14.Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms3821
15.Leukaemia, aleukaemia23
16.Diabetes11
17.Vascular lesions of nervous system2234
18.Coronary disease, angina5632
19.Hypertension with heart disease48
20.Other heart diseases1730
21.Other circulatory diseases810
22.Influenza2-
23.Pneumonia1617
24.Bronchit is219
25.Other diseases of respiratory system81
26.Dicer of stomach and duodenum52
27.Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea21
28.Nephritis and nephrosis4-
29.Hyperplasia of prostate1-
30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion ..--
31.Congenital malformation32
32.Other defined and ill-defined diseases2418
33.Motor vehicle accidents34
34.All other accidents54
35.Suicide54
36.Homicide and operations of war--
Deaths of Infants Legitimate17 6
Illegitimate-1
Total177