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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

Wood Green 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]

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Table: TABLE IVCauses of death during the year I960

TABLE IV

Causes of death during the year I960

Causes of DeathMaleFemale
Tuberculosis, respiratory-1
Tuberculosis, other--
Syphilitic disease1-
Diphtheria--
Whooping Cough--
Meningococcal infections--
Acute Poliomyelitis--
Measles--
Other infective and parasitic diseases11
Malignant neoplasm, stomach137
Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus2911
Malignant neoplasm, uterus-3
Malignant neoplasm, breast15
Other Malignant and lymphatic neoplasms2519
Leukaemia, aleukaemia31
Diabetes1-
Vascular lesions of nervous system1524
Coronary disease, angina6949
Hypertension with heart disease67
Other heart diseases3153
Other circulatory disease159
Influenza--
Pneumonia109
Bronchitis309
Other diseases of respiratory system32
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum-2
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea-4
Nephritis and nephrosis21
Hyperplasia of prostate22
Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion--
Congenital malformations52
Other defined and ill-defined diseases2419
Motor vehicle accidents34
All other accidents49
Suicide55
Homicide and operations of war-1
Total298257