Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Causes of Death | Males | Females | Total | 1959 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
2. | Tuberculosis, other | 1 | 1 | - | |
3. | Syphilitic Disease | 1 | - | 1 | 8 |
4. | Diphtheria | - | 1 | 1 | - |
5. | Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - |
6. | Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - |
7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - |
8. | Measles | - | - | - | _ |
9. | Other Infective and parasitic Diseases | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 20 | 11 | 31 | 39 |
11. | Malignant neoplasm, Lung, bronchus | 61 | 6 | 67 | 71 |
12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | 33 | 33 | 25 |
13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 7 | 7 | 9 |
14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 58 | 42 | 100 | 107 |
15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 |
16. | Diabetes | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 47 | 79 | 126 | 128 |
18. | Coronary disease, angina | 115 | 89 | 204 | 221 |
19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 6 | 20 | 26 | 16 |
20. | Other heart disease | 51 | 103 | 154 | 164 |
21. | Other circulatory disease | 23 | 33 | 56 | 50 |
22. | Influenza | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
23. | Pneumonia | 24 | 45 | 69 | 89 |
24. | Bronchitis | 62 | 16 | 78 | 71 |
25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 5 | _ | 5 | 9 |
26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 8 | 4 | 12 | 15 |
27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
29- | Hyperplasia of prostate | 5 | - | 5 | 7 |
30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | 1 |
31. | Congenital malformations | 12 | 3 | 15 | 13 |
32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 32 | 41 | 73 | 73 |
33. | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
34. | All other accidents | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
35. | Suicide | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
36. | Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - | - |
Totals 1960 | 566 | 571 | 1,137 | ||
Totals 1959 | 653 | 567 | - | 1,220 |
The age distribution of Cancer deaths was as follows: Deaths from Lung Cancer are shown separately but are also included in the total age groups.
Under 1 yr. | 1-4 yrs. | 5-14 yrs. | 15-24 yrs. | 25-44 yrs. | 45-64 yrs. | 65-74 yrs. | 75 & over | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total deaths | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 102 | 75 | |
Lung - | ||||||||
Males | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 34 | 13 | 14 |
Females | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 |