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Walthamstow 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: Causes of Death as given by the Registrar-General for the Year 1957Whole District

Causes of Death as given by the Registrar-General for the Year 1957

Whole District

Causes of DeathMalesFemalesTotal1956
1. Tuberculosis, Respiratory102125
2. Tuberculosis, other—113
3. Syphilitic Disease6175
4. Diphtheria————
5. Whooping Cough—-——
6. Meningococcal Infections————
7. Acute Poliomyelitis—11—
8. Measles————
9. Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases1231
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach32174931
11. Malignant neoplasm, Lung, bronchus64127663
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast—373732
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus111116
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms7653129125
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia5167
16. Diabetes291111
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system6593158144
18. Coronary disease, angina10575180182
19. Hypertension with heart disease6101615
20. Other iheart disease77100177167
21. Other circulatory disease21264753
22. Influenza1110219
23. Pneumonia47529970
24. Brondhitis53227586
25. Other diseases of respiratory system741111
26. Ulcer of stomaoh and duodenum961620
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea2244
28. Nephritis and nephrosis6399
29. Hyperplasia of prostate10—106
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion---1
31. Congenital malformations68146
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases495210893
33. Motor vehicle accidents83117
34. All other accidents691512
35. Suicide6121811
36. Homicide and operations of war----
Totals, 19576906341,324
Totals, 1956614581—1,195

Table: The age distribution of Cancer deaths was as follows :—

The age distribution of Cancer deaths was as follows :—

Under 1 yr.1-2 yrs.2-5 yrs.5-15 yrs.15-25 yrs.25-45 yrs.45-65 yrs.65 yrs. & over
———21599192