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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

Leyton 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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Table: TABLE 4.Causes of Death as given by the Registrar-General, 1952.

TABLE 4.

Causes of Death as given by the Registrar-General, 1952.

Causes of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
1. Tuberculosis (Respiratory)15520
2. Other forms of Tuberculosis134
3. Syphilitic Disease707
4. Diphtheria000
5. Whooping Cough112
6. Meningococcal Infections101
7. Acute Poliomyelitis000
8. Measles011
9. Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases101
10. Malignant Neoplasm—Stomach221537
11. Malignant Neoplasm—Lung and Bronchus381149
12. Malignant Neoplasm—Breast12223
13. Malignant Neoplasm—Uterus044
14. Malignant Neoplasm—Others6555120
15. Leukaemia314
16. Diabetes257
17. Vascular Lesions—Nervous System5287139
18. Coronary Disease, Angina12544169
19. Hypertension with Heart Disease132639
20. Other Heart Disease68133201
21. Other Circulatory Disease212546
22. Influenza011
23. Pneumonia373471
24. Bronchitis6838106
25. Other Respiratory Diseases9110
26. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum15621
27. Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhœa033
28. Nephritis and Nephrosis628
29. Hyperplasia of Prostate808
30. Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion011
31. Congenital Malformations729
32. Other Diseases244468
33. Motor Vehicle Accidents729
34. All Other Accidents9918
35. Suicide9413
36. Homicide and Operations of War000
Totals, 19526355851,220
Totals, 19516966661,362