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Wanstead and Woodford 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]

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Maternal Mortality
Abortion
with
Sep sis
Other
Abortion
Complication
of
Pregnancy
Sepsis of
Childbirth
and the
Pueperium
Other
England and Wales 0.06 0.05 0.18 0.10 0.37
Wanstead and Woodford — — - - -

Table: Causes of Death as given by the Registrar-General, 1953.

Causes of Death as given by the Registrar-General, 1953.

Causes of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
1. Tuberculosis (Respiratory)213
2. Other forms of Tuberculosis2—2
3. Syphilitic Disease415
4. Diphtheria———
5. Whooping Cough———
6. Meningococcal Infections———
7. Acute Poliomyelitis———
8. Measles———
9. Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases—11
10. Malignant Neoplasm—Stomach11617
11. Malignant Neoplasm—Lung and Bronchus20424
12. Malignant Neoplasm—Breast—1717
13. Malignant Neoplasm—Uterus—33
14. Malignant Neoplasm—Others333063
15. Leukæmia3-3
16. Diabetes2-2
17. Vascular Lesions—Nervous System315182
18. Coronary Disease, Angina513687
19. Hypertension with Heart Disease369
20. Other Heart Disease255681
21. Other Circulatory Disease181331
22. Influenza7714
23. Pneumonia191332
24. Bronchitis272148
25. Other Respiratory Diseases426
26. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum729
27. Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea314
28. Nephritis and Nephrosis235
29. Hyperplasia of Prostate1—1
30. Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion—--
31.Congenital Malformations246
32. Other Diseases243660
33. Motor Vehicle Accidents123
34. All Other Accidents12517
35. Suicide437
36. Homicide and. Operations of War—11
Totals, 1953318325643
Totals, 1952329337666