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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

Barnes 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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Table: Table 4.—Causes of Death during the Year 1950.

Table 4.—Causes of Death during the Year 1950.

Causes of Death (Registrar-General's short list of causes).Total DeathsMaleFemale
1 Tuberculosis, respiratory12102
2 Tuberculosis, other541
3 Syphilitic diseases22-
4 Diphtheria---
5 Whooping Cough---
6 Meningococcal infections---
7 Acute poliomyelitis1-1
8 Measles11-
9 Other infective and parasitic diseases---
10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach945
11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus16124
12 Malignant neoplasm, breast11-11
13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus4-4
14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms472522
15 Leukæmia, aleukæmia11-
16 Diabetes422
17 Vascular legions of nervous system773146
18 Coronary disease, angina744430
19 Hypertension with heart disease1468
20 Other heart disease913160
21 Other circulatory disease18711
22 Influenza211
23 Pneumonia1037
24 Bronchitis22175
25 Other diseases of respiratory system523
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum972
27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea312
28 Nephritis and nephrosis826
29 Hyperplasia of prostate33-
30 Pregnancy, childbirth abortion---
31 Congenital malformations321
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases462125
33 Motor vehicle accidents321
34 All other accidents963
35 Suicide4-4
36 Homicide and operations of war11-
All Causes515248267

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NOTE.—There has been a slight change in the classification of some
causes of death, the above being based on the International Statistical Classification
of Diseases, Inquiries and Causes of Death 1948, 1950 being the first
year of operation.