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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chigwell 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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CAUSES OF DEATH AS GIVEN BY THE REGISTRAR GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1961.
| .... Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| " , other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syphilitic disease | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whooping cough | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meningococcal infections | '0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Measles | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| " " , lung, bronchus | 27 | 2 | 29 |
| " 11 , breast | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| " " , uterus | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 22 | 21 | 43 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Diabetes | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 21 | 41 | 62 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 45 | 36 | 81 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Other heart disease | 16 | 23 | 39 |
| Other circulatory disease | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| Influenza | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Pneumonia | 16 | 11 | 27 |
| Bronchitis | 20 | 10 | 30 |
| Other diseases of the respiratory system | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital malformations | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 15 | 27 | 42 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| All other accidents | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Suicides | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Homicides and operations of war | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 239 | 247 | 486 |
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