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 1960.
Causes of Death (Registrar-General's short list of causes) | Total Deaths | Male | Female |
---|---|---|---|
1 Tuberculosis, respiratory | 1 | 1 | - |
2 Tuberculosis, other | 1 | - | 1 |
3 Syphilitic diseases | 3 | 3 | - |
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 | 13 | 5 | 8 |
11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 19 | 16 | 3 |
12 Malignant neoplasm, breast | 6 | - | 6 |
13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 1 | - | 1 |
14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 53 | 29 | 24 |
15 Leukaemia, aleukœmia | 4 | 2 | 2 |
16 Diabetes | 1 | - | 1 |
17 Vascular lesions of nervous system | 62 | 22 | 40 |
18 Coronary disease, angina | 96 | 64 | 32 |
19 Hypertension with heart disease | 6 | 4 | 2 |
20 Other heart disease | 54 | 20 | 34 |
21 Other circulatory diseases | 39 | 14 | 25 |
22 Influenza | 2 | 1 | 1 |
23 Pneumonia | 23 | 6 | 17 |
24 Bronchitis | 26 | 19 | 7 |
25 Other diseases of respiratory system | 2 | 1 | 1 |
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 5 | 1 | 4 |
27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa | 2 | 1 | 1 |
28 Nephritis and nephrosis | 2 | 1 | 1 |
29 Hyperplasia of prostate | 4 | 4 | - |
30 Pregnancy, childbirth abortion | - | - | - |
31 Congenital malformations | 4 | - | 4 |
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 27 | 12 | 15 |
33 Motor vehicle accidents | 4 | 3 | 1 |
34 All other accidents | 6 | 3 | 3 |
35 Suicide | 8 | 4 | 4 |
36 Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - |
All Causes | 475 | 237 | 238 |