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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

Wembley 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

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Table: Causes of Deaths during the Year.

Causes of Deaths during the Year.

Causes of Death.Male.Female.1960. Total.
1.Tuberculosis, respiratory5—5
2.Tuberculosis, other—11
3.Syphilitic disease2—2
4.Diphtheria———
5.Whooping Cough———
6.Meningococcal infections———
7.Acute poliomyelitis———
8.Measles1—1
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases112
10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach151732
11.Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus571269
12.Malignant neoplasm, breast—3737
13.Malignant neoplasm, uterus—1010
14.Other Malignant and Lymphatic neoplasms7464138
15.Leukaemia, aleukaemia448
16.Diabetes347
17.Vascular lesions of nervous system6581146
18.Coronary disease, angina16072232
19.Hypertension with heart disease51116
20.Other heart disease346094
21.Other circulatory disease264268
22.Influenza—22
23.Pneumonia151328
24.Bronchitis441357
25.Other diseases of respiratory system5510
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum639
27.Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa—22
28.Nephritis and nephrosis235
29.Hyperplasia of prostate7—7
30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion———
31.Congenital malformations279
32.Other defined and ill-defined diseases305282
33.Motor vehicle accidents11415
34.All other accidents7916
35.Suicide6713
36.Homicide2—2
ALL CAUSES5895361,125