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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 1962
[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 1962.
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| " , other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syphilitic disease | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whooping cough | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meningococcal infections | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Measles | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, stomach | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| " " , lung bronchus | 24 | 3 | 27 |
| " " , breast | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| " " , uterus | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 39 | 22 | 61 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Diabetes | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 25 | 34 | 59 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 44 | 39 | 83 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Other heart disease | 18 | 31 | 49 |
| Other circulatory disease | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| Influenza | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pneumonia | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| Bronchitis | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| Other diseases of the respiratory system | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Congenital malformations | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 18 | 21 | 39 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| All other accidents | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Suicides | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Homicides and operations of war | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 238 | 241 | 479 |
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