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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 4. — Causes of Death during the Year 1961.
| Causes of Death (Registrar-General's short list of causes) | Total Deaths | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 1 | 1 | - |
| 2 | Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - |
| 3 | Syphilitic diseases | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Diphtheria | - | - | - |
| 5 | Whooping Cough | - | - | - |
| 6 | Meningococcal infections | - | - | - |
| 7 | Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - |
| 8 | Measles | - | - | - |
| 9 | Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - |
| 10 | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 28 | 16 | 12 |
| 12 | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 13 | - | 13 |
| 13 | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 4 | - | 4 |
| 14 | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 48 | 28 | 20 |
| 15 | Leukaemia, aleukæmia | - | - | - |
| 16 | Diabetes | 5 | - | 5 |
| 17 | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 72 | 25 | 47 |
| 18 | Coronary disease, angina | 105 | 47 | 58 |
| 19 | Hypertension with heart disease | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Other heart disease | 49 | 16 | 33 |
| 21 | Other circulatory diseases | 28 | 13 | 15 |
| 22 | Influenza | 2 | - | 2 |
| 23 | Pneumonia | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| 24 | Bronchitis | 27 | 23 | 4 |
| 25 | Other diseases of respiratory system | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 1 | 1 | - |
| 27 | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | - | 1 |
| 29 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 4 | 4 | - |
| 30 | Pregnancy, childbirth abortion | 1 | - | 1 |
| 31 | Congenital malformations | 1 | - | 1 |
| 32 | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 34 | 16 | 18 |
| 33 | Motor vehicle accidents | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 34 | All other accidents | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 35 | Suicide | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 36 | Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - |
| All Causes | 490 | 216 | 274 | |