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 Wanstead and Woodford]
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Maternal Mortality
Abortion Other Total
England and Wales 0.09 0.48 0.57
Wanstead and Woodford — — —
Causes of Death as given by the Registrar-General, 1956
Causes of Death | Males | Females | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Tuberculosis (Respiratory) | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2. | Other forms of Tuberculosis | — | 1 | 1 |
3. | Syphilitic Disease | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4. | Diphtheria | — | — | — |
5. | Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
6. | Meningococcal Infections | — | — | — |
7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
8. | Measles | — | — | — |
9. | Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | — | - | - |
10. | Malignant Neoplasm—Stomach | 11 | 6 | 17 |
11. | Malignant Neoplasm—Lung and Bronchus | 28 | 6 | 34 |
12. | Malignant Neoplasm—Breast | — | 15 | 15 |
13. | Malignant Neoplasm—Uterus | — | 7 | 7 |
14. | Malignant Neoplasm—Others | 32 | 30 | 62 |
15. | Leukaemia | — | 2 | 2 |
16. | Diabetes | 3 | 2 | 5 |
17. | Vascular Lesions—Nervous System | 44 | 72 | 116 |
18. | Coronary Disease—Angina | 56 | 37 | 93 |
19. | Hypertension with Heart Disease | 5 | 10 | 15 |
20. | Other Heart Disease | 47 | 80 | 127 |
21. | Other Circulatory Disease | 6 | 23 | 29 |
22. | Influenza | — | — | — |
23. | Pneumonia | 14 | 8 | 22 |
24. | Bronchitis | 24 | 21 | 45 |
25. | Other Respiratory Diseases | 5 | 2 | 7 |
26. | Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 6 | — | 6 |
27. | Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | — | 2 | 2 |
28. | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 4 | — | 4 |
29. | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 5 | — | 5 |
30. | Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | — | — | — |
31. | Congenital Malformations | 5 | 3 | 8 |
32. | Other Diseases | 24 | 42 | 66 |
33. | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 1 | 1 | 2 |
34. | All Other Accidents | 5 | 13 | 18 |
35. | Suicide | 6 | 3 | 9 |
36. | Homicide and Operations of War | — | — | — |
Totals, 1956 | 337 | 388 | 725 | |
Totals. 1955 | 308 | 341 | 649 |