London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Wimbledon 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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The four principal causes of death were as follows:-

Number of deathsPercentage of total deaths
Disease of the heart and circulatory system25436%
Cancer18526%
Vascular lesions of nervous system8111%
Diseases of the respiratory system8412%
Totals60485%

The following is an analysis of the causes of death:-

CauseMalesFemalesTotal
1.Respiratory tuberculosis-11
2.Other tuberculosis2-2
3.Syphilitic disease1-1
4.Diphtheria---
5.Whooping cough---
6.Meningococcal infections---
7.Acute poliomyelitis1-1
8.Measles---
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases112
10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach4711
11.Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus451055
12.Malignant neoplasm, breast-1919
13.Malignant neoplasm, uterus-88
14.Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms404989
15.Leukaemia123
16.Diabetes112
17.Vascular lesions of nervous system235881
18.Coronary disease, angina7869147
19.Hypertension with heart disease7714
20.Other heart disease204161
21.Other circulatory disease141832
22.Influenza3-3
23.Pneumonia192746
24.Bronchitis171330
25.Other diseases of respiratory system325
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum628
27.Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea-11
28.Nephritis and nephrosis-22
29.Hyperplasia of prostate4-4
30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion---
31.Congenital malformations-55
32.Other defined and ill-defined diseases113041
33.Motor vehicle accidents6410
34.All other accidents7512
35.Suicide369
36.Homicide and operations of war11
Totals318388706

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