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Harrow 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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TABLE III
Deaths of Harrow Residents during 1968 — Registrar General's Return
| Causes of Death | Males | Females | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.l | Cholera | — | — | — |
| 2 | B.2 | Typhoid Fever | — | — | — |
| 3 | B.3 | Bacillary Dysentery and Amoebiasis | — | — | — |
| 4 | B.4 | Enteritis and other Diarrhoeal Diseases | — | — | — |
| 5 | B.5 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | B.6 | Other Tuberculosis, including Late Effects | — | — | — |
| 7 | B.7 | Plague | — | — | — |
| 8 | B.8 | Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| 9 | B.9 | Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
| 10 | B.10 | Streptococcal Sore Throat and Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
| 11 | B.l 1 | Meningococcal Infection | — | — | — |
| 12 | B.12 | Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
| 13 | B.l 3 | Smallpox | — | — | — |
| 14 | B.l 4 | Measles | — | — | — |
| 15 | B.l 5 | Typhus and Other Rickettsioses | — | — | — |
| 16 | B.16 | Malaria | — | — | — |
| 17 | B.l 7 | Syphilis and its sequelae | — | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | B.18 | All Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | B.19 | (1) Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 19 | 18 | 37 |
| 20 | B.19 | (2) Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | 117 | 35 | 152 |
| 21 | B.19 | (3) Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | — | 52 | 52 |
| 22 | B.19 | (4) Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | — | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | B.19 | (5) Leukaemia | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 24 | B.19 | (6) Other Malignant Neoplasms, inc. Neoplasms of Lymphatic & Haematopoietic Tissue | 123 | 115 | 238 |
| 25 | B.20 | Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 26 | B.21 | Diabetes Mellitus | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 27 | B.22 | Avitaminoses and Other Nutritional Deficiency | — | — | — |
| 28 | B.46 | (1) Other Endocrine, Nutritional & Metabolic Diseases | — | 4 | 4 |
| 29 | B.23 | Anaemias | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 30 | B.46 | (2) Other Diseases of Blood and Blood-forming Organs | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | B.46 | (3) Mental Disorders | 1 | — | 1 |
| 32 | B.24 | Meningitis | — | — | — |
| 33 | B.46 | (4) Other Diseases of Nervous System & Sense Organs | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| 34 | B.25 | Active Rheumatic Fever | — | — | — |
| 35 | B.26 | Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | 19 | 19 | 38 |
| 36 | B.27 | Hypertensive Disease | 25 | 34 | 59 |
| 37 | B.28 | Ischaemic Heart Disease | 305 | 231 | 536 |
| 38 | B.29 | Other Forms of Heart Disease | 47 | 74 | 121 |
| 39 | B.30 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 111 | 191 | 302 |
| 40 | B.46 | (5) Other Diseases of the Circulatory System | 33 | 57 | 90 |
| 41 | B.31 | Influenza | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 42 | B.32 | Pneumonia | 55 | 72 | 127 |
| 43 | B.33 | (1) Bronchitis, Emphysema | 63 | 29 | 92 |
| 44 | B.33 | (2) Asthma | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 45 | B.46 | (6) Other Diseases of the Respiratory System | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 46 | B.34 | Peptic Ulcer | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 47 | B.35 | Appendicitis | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 48 | B.36 | Intestinal Obstruction and Hernia | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 49 | B.37 | Cirrhosis of Liver | — | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | B.46 | (7) Other Diseases of the Digestive System | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 51 | B.38 | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 52 | B.39 | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 4 | — | 4 |
| 53 | B.46 | (8) Other Diseases of the Genito-Urinary System | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 54 | B.40 | Abortion | — | — | — |
| 55 | B.41 | Other Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Puerperium | — | — | _— |
| 56 | B.46 | (9) Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue .. | — | — | — |
| 57 | B.46 | (10) Diseases of the Musculo-Skeletal System and Connective Tissue | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 58 | B.42 | Congenital Anomalies | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 59 | B.43 | Birth Injury, Difficult Labour, and Other Anoxic and Hypoxic Conditions | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 60 | B.44 | Other Causes of Perinatal Mortality | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 61 | B.45 | Symptoms and Ill-defined Conditions | — | 4 | 4 |
| 62 | B.47 | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 19 | 7 | 26 |
| 63 | B.48 | All Other Accidents | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 64 | B.49 | Suicide and Self-inflicted Injuries | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 65 | B.50 | All Other External Causes | — | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 1,060 | 1,115 | 2,175 | ||