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Walthamstow 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: Causes of Death as given by the Registrar-General for theYear 1958 Whole District

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

Year 1958 Whole District

Causes of DeathMalesFemalesTotal1957
1. Tuberculosis, Respiratory7—712
2. Tuberculosis, other———1
3. Syphilitic Disease4157
4. Diphtheria————
5. Whooping Cough————
6. Meningococcal Infections————
7. Acute Poliomyelitis———1
8. Measles1—1—
9. Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases1—13
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach15153049
11. Malignant neoplasm, Lung, bronchus46146076
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast—343437
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus—4411
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms6155116129
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia3476
16. Diabetes45911
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system5474128158
18. Coronary disease, angina10593198180
19. Hypertension with heart disease8162416
20. Other heart disease5995154177
21. Other circulatory disease21274847
22. Influenza751221
23. Pneumonia36387499
24. Bronchitis55187375
25. Other diseases of respiratory system1031311
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum1531816
27. Gastritis, enteritis, and diarrhoea—774
28. Nephritis and nephrosis5279
29. Hyperplasia of prostate7—710
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion————
31. Congenital malformations491314
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases395089108
33. Motor vehicle accidents22411
34. All other accidents671315
35. Suicide861418
36. Homicide and operations of war————
Totals, 19585835871,170
Totals, 1957690634—1,324

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.3-5 yrs.6-15 yrs.16-25 yrs.26-45 yrs.46-65 yrs.65 yrs. & over
—————6100145