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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 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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Table: Table 4.— Causes of Death during the Year 1958.

Table 4.— Causes of Death during the Year 1958.

Causes of Death (Registrar-General's short list of causes)Total DeathsMaleFemale
1 Tuberculosis, respiratory---
2 Tuberculosis, other-—-
3 Syphilitic diseases---
4 Diphtheria---
5 Whooping Cough-—-
6 Meningococcal infections--—
7 Acute poliomyelitis-——
8 Measles---
9 Other infective and parasitic diseases---
10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach1147
11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus241410
12 Malignant neoplasm, breast7—7
13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus2-2
14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms473017
15 Leukæmia, aleukæmia2-2
16 Diabetes413
17 Vascular lesions of nervous system832657
18 Coronary disease, angina936726
19 Hypertension with heart disease734
20 Other heart disease582731
21 Other circulatory diseases321616
22 Influenza321
23 Pneumonia20812
24 Bronchitis23158
25 Other diseases of respiratory system642
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum11-
27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea1-1
28 Nephritis and nephrosis422
29 Hyperplasia of prostate11-
30 Pregnancy, childbirth abortion---
31 Congenital malformations321
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases351322
33 Motor vehicle accidents---
34 All other accidents1055
35 Suicide862
36 Homicide and operations of war11-
All Causes486248238