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 Barnes]
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Table 4.— Causes of Death during the Year 1953.
Causes of Death (Registrar-General's short list of causes) | Total Deaths | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 11 | 6 | 5 |
2 | Tuberculosis, other | 1 | 1 | - |
3 | Syphilitic diseases | 2 | 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 | 4 | 7 |
11 | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 14 | 13 | 1 |
12 | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 9 | - | 9 |
13 | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 9 | - | 9 |
14 | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 51 | 25 | 26 |
15 | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 3 | 1 | 2 |
16 | Diabetes | 3 | 2 | 1 |
17 | Vascular legions of nervous system | 91 | 27 | 64 |
18 | Coronary disease, angina | 71 | 54 | 17 |
19 | Hypertension with heart disease | 10 | 4 | 6 |
20 | Other heart disease | 70 | 25 | 45 |
21 | Other circulatory diseases | 40 | 19 | 21 |
22 | Influenza | 10 | 6 | 4 |
23 | Pneumonia | 30 | 11 | 19 |
24 | Bronchitis | 27 | 23 | 4 |
25 | Other diseases of respiratory system | - | - | - |
26 | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 7 | 1 | 6 |
27 | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 5 | 2 | 3 |
28 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 6 | 4 | 2 |
29 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 2 | 2 | - |
30 | Pregnancy, childbirth abortion | 1 | - | 1 |
31 | Congenital malformations | 8 | 6 | 2 |
32 | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 52 | 22 | 30 |
33 | Motor vehicle accidents | 5 | 4 | 1 |
34 | All other accidents | 12 | 6 | 6 |
35 | Suicide | 2 | 2 | - |
36 | Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - |
All Causes | 563 | 272 | 291 |