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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
Hornchurch 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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GENERAL MORTALITY—MAIN CAUSES 1952-1962
| Causes of Death | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 960 | 1961 | 1962 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 17 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 7 |
| Cancer | 184 | 211 | 234 | 210 | 253 | 248 | 236 | 247 | 235 | 206 | 223 |
| Infectious diseases | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cardio-vascular disease | 425 | 602 | 590 | 591 | 682 | 679 | 592 | 560 | 548 | 565 | 637 |
| Influenza | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Pneumonia | 49 | 52 | 41 | 49 | 53 | 65 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 56 | 73 |
| Bronchitis | 52 | 85 | 54 | 65 | 95 | 79 | 76 | 61 | 65 | 76 | 88 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
| Gastro intestinal diseases | 12 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 10 |
| All other accidents | 4 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 16 |
| Suicide | 10 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
The largest increase was in Cardio-vascular disease—from 565 to
637. This remained by far the largest cause of death.
Cancer deaths rose from 206 to 223.