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Leyton 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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Table: DeathsThe Registrar-General's classification of causes of death by sex totals are shown in Table I on this page.The total number of deaths in 1961 (1,406) compares with (1,395) 1960 the respective death rates per 1,000 population being 15.06 and 14.40.CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE - 1961

Deaths

The Registrar-General's classification of causes of death by sex totals are shown in Table I on this page.

The total number of deaths in 1961 (1,406) compares with (1,395) 1960 the respective death rates per 1,000 population being 15.06 and 14.40.

CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE - 1961

CAUSES OF DEATHTOTALO-11-55-1515-2525-4545- 6565-7575 +TOTAL MALES0-11-55-151 5-2525-4545- 6565-757 5+TOTAL FEMALES
1.Tuberculosis, respiratory9_____1113----23-16
2.Tuberculosis, other1_______1. 1--------_
3.Syphilitic disease__________--------_
4.Diphtheria_________---------
5.Whooping Cough_--_____---------_
6.Meningococcal Infections_-_.___--_--------_
7.Acute Poliomyelitis--.___--.--------_
8.Measles.-.-___-------------
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases_.------------------
10.Malignant neoplasm stomach29101819-----53210
11.Malignant neoplasm lung, bronchus73---_133131?59-----75914
12.Malignant neoplasm breast27---_----1118727
13.Malignant neoplasm uterus7---_____------9397
14.Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms112_1.321222774-----1991038
15.Leukaemia, aleukæa12__1__21_4--_--3328
16.Diabetes9-.-_.1113-----1146
17.Vascular lesions of nervous system175-----9193159----1514297216
18.Coronary disease, angina176----1452830104___-10194372
19.Hypertension with heart disease38----.-34512-171826
20.Other heart disease258----11145470____1814165188
21.Other circulatory disease62---__951327__---772135
22.Influenza13---_13-37_----1146
23.Pneumonia1151----9133053211-24114162
24.Bronchitis ...89-1-..152024602----371729
25.Other diseases of respiratory system11-----44210-----1--1
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum ...12-----3429----1_113
27.Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea9------2,-3-----_336
28.Nephritis and nephrosis10----12115-_---2125
29.Hyperplasia of prostate6-----1236---------
30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion1-------------1--_1
31.Congenital malformations1071------811___2
32.Other defined and ill-defined diseases100131.-236113614--118192164
33.Motor vehicle accidents9----222-6-1_11-_3
34.All other accidents24----423110---11-2914
35.Suicide9---1121-5----21-4
36.Homicide and operations of war-------------------
TOTALS1,40621411171821672606531921313114154447753