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 | 0.08 | 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 |