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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
Wanstead and Woodford 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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Maternal Mortality
| Abortion | Other | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 0.08 | 0.30 | 0.38 |
| Wanstead and Woodford | — | — | — |
Causes of Death as given by the Registrar-General, 1960
| Causes of Death | Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tuberculosis (Respiratory) | 7 | — | 7 |
| 2. | Other forms of Tuberculosis | — | — | — |
| 3. | Syphilitic Disease | — | — | — |
| 4. | Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| 5. | Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
| 6. | Meningococcal Infections | — | — | — |
| 7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
| 8. | Measles | — | — | — |
| 9. | Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 1 | — | 1 |
| 10. | Malignant Neoplasm—Stomach | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 11. | Malignant Neoplasm—Lung & Bronchus | 28 | 9 | 37 |
| 12. | Malignant Neoplasm—Breast | 2 | 22 | 24 |
| 13. | Malignant Neoplasm—Uterus | — | 6 | 6 |
| 14. | Malignant Neoplasm—Others | 41 | 32 | 73 |
| 15. | Leukaemia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 16. | Diabetes | 2 | — | 2 |
| 17. | Vascular Lesions—Nervous System | 45 | 59 | 104 |
| 18. | Coronary Disease—Angina | 86 | 46 | 132 |
| 19. | Hypertension with Heart Disease | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 20. | Other Heart Disease | 33 | 60 | 93 |
| 21. | Other Circulatory Disease | 11 | 23 | 34 |
| 22. | Influenza | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 16 | 19 | 35 |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| 25. | Other Respiratory Diseases | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 26. | Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 27. | Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 28. | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 7 | — | 7 |
| .30. | Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | — | — | — |
| 31. | Congenital Malformations | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 32. | Other Diseases | 21 | 28 | 49 |
| 33. | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 34. | All Other Accidents | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 35. | Suicide | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 36. | Homicide and Operations of War | — | — | — |
| Totals, 1960 | 370 | 368 | 738 | |
| Totals, 1959 | 325 | 367 | 692 | |