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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 1953

[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, 1953.

TABLE 4.

Causes of Death as given by the Registrar-General, 1953.

Causes of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
1. Tuberculosis (Respiratory)171128
2. Other forms of Tuberculosis011
3. Syphilitic Disease303
4. Diphtheria000
5. Whooping Cough000
6. Meningococcal Infections101
7. Acute Poliomyelitis101
8. Measles000
9. Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases213
10. Malignant Neoplasm—Stomach312253
11. Malignant Neoplasm—Lung and Bronchus621779
12. Malignant Neoplasm—Breast03131
13. Malignant Neoplasm—Uterus01212
14. Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms8280162
15. Leukaemia and Aleukaemia123
16. Diabetes167
17. Vascular Lesions of Nervous System139155294
18. Coronary Disease, Angina11148159
19. Hypertension with Heart Disease314677
20. Other Heart Disease159330489
21. Other Circulatory Disease323567
22. Influenza5914
23. Pneumonia9275167
24. Bronchitis10084184
25. Other Diseases of Respiratory System11112
26. Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum9615
27. Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea336
28. Nephritis and Nephrosis5510
29. Hyperplasia of Prostate909
30. Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion000
31. Congenital Malformations3811
32. Other Defined and Ill-defined Diseases494493
33. Motor Vehicle Accidents10313
34. All Other Accidents8816
35. Suicide808
36. Homicide101
Totals, 19539861,0432,029
Totals, 19526355851,220