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Penge 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]

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Table: CAUSES OF DEATH IN PENGE URBAN DISTRICT, 1958Registrar General's Figures

CAUSES OF DEATH IN PENGE URBAN DISTRICT, 1958

Registrar General's Figures

CAUSES OF DEATHMALESFEMALES
All causes140168
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory—–
2. Tuberculosis, other––
3. Syphilitic disease2
4. Diphtheria—–
5. Whooping Cough—–
6. Meningoccocal infections—–
7. Acute poliomyelitis——
8. Measles_–
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases—1
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach33
11. Malignant neoplasm lung, bronchus141
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast—7
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus—4
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms1315
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia1—
16. Diabetes—1
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system1129
18. Coronary disease, angina2814
19. Hypertension with heart disease28
20. Other heart disease1230
21. Other circulatory disease54
22. Influenza13
23. Pneumonia1315
24. Bronchitis117
25. Other diseases of respiratory system41
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum—1
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea——
28. Nephritis and nephrosis33
29. Hyperplasia of prostate2—
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion——
31. Congenital malformations11
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases613
33. Motor vehicle accidents43
34. All other accidents22
35. Suicide2—
36. Homicide and operations of war—2
Deaths of infants under one yearTotal53
Legitimate52
Illegitimate—1
BirthsTotal265263
Legitimate248246
Illegitimate1717
StillbirthsTotal410
Legitimate49
Illegitimate—1
Home Population (estimated middle of 1958 R.G.)25,620