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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 1961

[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.1961. Total.
1.Tuberculosis, respiratory437
2.Tuberculosis, other—11
3.Syphilitic disease———
4-Diphtheria———
5.Whooping Cough———
6.Meningococcal infections1—1
7.Acute poliomyelitis———
8.Measles———
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases———
10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach261339
11.Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus671380
12.Malignant neoplasm, breast—2929
13.Malignant neoplasm, uterus—55
14.Other Malignant and Lymphatic neoplasms6564129
15.Leukaemia, aleukemic325
16.Diabetes279
17.Vascular lesions of nervous system7084154
18.Coronary disease, angina14485229
19.Hypertension with heart disease72229
20.Other heart disease5055105
21.Other circulatory disease304575
22.Influenza3912
23.Pneumonia262046
24.Bronchitis44650
25.Other diseases of respiratory system14216
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum549
27.Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea437
28.Nephritis and nephrosis325
29.Hyperplasia of prostate5—5
50.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion—11
31.Congenital malformations9211
32.Other defined and ill-defined diseases434487
33.Motor vehicle accidents5712
34.All other accidents131225
35.Suicide61016
36.Homicide1—1
ALL CAUSES6505501,200