London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southgate 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE I
Causes of Death during the Year 1962
| Causes of Death | Male | Female | Total | Rates per 1,000 of population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All cases (civilians only) | 475 | 509 | 984 | 13.80 |
| 1. Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 4 | — | 4 | 0.05 |
| 2. Tuberculosis, Other | — | — | — | — |
| 3. Syphilitic Disease | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — |
| 5. Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — |
| 6. Meningococcal Infection | — | — | — | — |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — |
| 8. Measles | — | — | — | — |
| 9. Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.03 |
| 10. Malignant Neoplasm—stomach | 12 | 12 | 24 | 0.34 |
| 11. Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | 45 | 9 | 54 | 0.76 |
| 12. Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | — | 19 | 19 | 0.26 |
| 1 3. Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | — | 9 | 9 | 0.12 |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic Neoplasms | 53 | 40 | 93 | 1.33 |
| 15. Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.07 |
| 16. Diabetes | — | 6 | 6 | 0.08 |
| 17. Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 47 | 87 | 134 | 1.86 |
| 18. Coronary Disease, Angina | 130 | 76 | 206 | 2.911 |
| 19. Hypertension with Heart Disease | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0.213 |
| 20. Other Heart Disease | 39 | 77 | 116 | 1.63 |
| 21. Other Circulatory Disease | 26 | 31 | 57 | 0.79 |
| 22. Influenza | 1 | — | 1 | 0.02 |
| 23. Pneumonia | 22 | 31 | 53 | 0.75 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 35 | 13 | 48 | 0.69 |
| 25. Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.12 |
| 26. Ulcers of Stomach and Duodenum | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0.19 |
| 27. Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.04 |
| 28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | 3 | 5 | 0.07 | |
| 29. Hyperplasia of Prostate | 11 | — | 11 | 0.15 |
| 30. Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | — | l | l | 0.02 |
| 31. Congenital Malformation | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0.03 |
| 32. Other Defined and Ill-Defined Diseases | 12 | 43 | 55 | 0.77 |
| 33. Motor Vehicle Accidents | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.09 |
| 34. All Other Accidents | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0.26 |
| 35. Suicide | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0.14 |
| 36. Homicide | — | — | — | — |