[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow] page 15

Walthamstow 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Causes of Death as given by the Registrar-General for the year 1951

Whole District

Causes of Death				Males	Females	Total	1950
1. Tuberculosis, Respiratory				25	8	33	33
2. Tuberculosis, other				3	1	4	–
3. Syphilitic Disease				5	2	7	7
4. Diphtheria				–	–	–	–
5. Whooping Cough				–	–	–	–
6. Meningococcal Infections				–	–	–	1
7. Acute Poliomyelitis				–	–	–	2
8. Measles				1	–	1	2
9. Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases				3	5	8	3
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach				17	15	32	37
11. Malignant neoplasm, Lung, bronchus				38	1	39	50
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast				–	18	18	26
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus				–	6	6	12
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms				50	56	106	123
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia				3	2	5	5
16. Diabetes				2	8	10	4
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system				47	80	127	147
18. Coronary disease, angina				96	61	157	168
19. Hypertension with heart disease				21	26	47	54
20. Other heart disease				89	132	221	223
21. Other circulatory disease				12	10	22	35
22. Influenza				7	14	21	9
23. Pneumonia				50	50	100	64
24. Bronchitis				83	43	126	80
25. Other disease of respiratory system				10	3	13	10
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum				12	7	19	16
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea					5	S	2
28. Nephritis and nephrosis				6	4	10	17
29. Hyperplasia of prostate				13	–	13	10
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion				–	2	2	–
31. Congenital malformations				2	6	8	13
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases				53	66	119	110
33. Motor vehicle accidents				5	2	7	13
34. All other accidents				9	4	13	12
55. Suicide				6	4	10	17
36. Homicide and operations of war				–	–	–	–
Totals, 1951				668	641	1,309	–
Total, 1950				685	620	–	1.305
The age distribution of Cancer deaths was as follows:-
Under l yr.	1-2 yrs.	2-5 yrs.	5-15 yrs.	15-25 yrs.	25-45 yrs.	45-65 yrs.	65 yrs. & over
–	–	–	–	–	13	46	142