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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

Bromley 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Table: TABLE II.Causes of Death, 1952.

TABLE II.

Causes of Death, 1952.

195119 5 2
MaleFemaleTotal
1. Tuberculosis—Respiratory188311
2. ,, other2———
3. Syphilitic diseases6213
4. Diphtheria————
5. Whooping Cough————
6. Meningococcal Infections————
7. Acute Poliomyelitis—1—1
8. Measles1———
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases3—11
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach2115924
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus2210414
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast12—1111
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus8—33
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms65313162
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia2314
16. Diabetes6—33
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system843072102
18. Coronary disease, angina805648104
19 Hypertension with heart disease386713
20. Other heart disease1336182143
21. Other circulatory disease24192544
22. Influenza7———
23. Pneumonia31111930
24. Bronchitis40241539
25. Other diseases of the respiratory system11336
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum13729
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea2—11
28. Nephritis and nephrosis4235
29. Hyperplasia of prostate811—11
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion————
31. Congenital malformations64610
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases59212647
33. Motor vehicle accidents7325
34. All other accidents15448
35. Suicide6426
36. Homicide and operations of war1———
All causes735336384720