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 1962.
Causes of Death (Registrar-General's short list of causes) | Total Deaths | Male | Female |
---|---|---|---|
1 Tuberculosis, respiratory | 5 | 4 | 1 |
2 Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - |
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 | 15 | 6 | 9 |
11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 27 | 22 | 5 |
12 Malignant neoplasm, breast | 13 | - | 13 |
13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 4 | - | 4 |
14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 42 | 20 | 22 |
15 Leuksmia, aleukaemia | 5 | 2 | 3 |
16 Diabetes | 4 | - | 4 |
17 Vascular lesions of nervous system | 69 | 24 | 45 |
18 Coronary disease, angina | 111 | 58 | 53 |
19 Hypertension with heart disease | 10 | 7 | 3 |
20 Other heart disease | 53 | 17 | 36 |
21 Other circulatory diseases | 30 | 15 | 15 |
22 Influenza | 4 | 1 | 3 |
23 Pneumonia | 27 | 8 | 19 |
24 Bronchitis | 22 | 16 | 6 |
25 Other diseases of respiratory system | 3 | 3 | - |
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 3 | - | 3 |
27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 4 | 2 | 2 |
28 Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | - | 1 |
29 Hyperplasia of prostate | 4 | 4 | - |
30 Pregnancy, childbirth abortion | 1 | - | 1 |
31 Congenital malformations | 3 | 1 | 2 |
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 41 | 13 | 28 |
33 Motor vehicle accidents | 3 | 3 | - |
34 All other accidents | 11 | 4 | 7 |
35 Suicide | 5 | 3 | 2 |
36 Homicide and operations of war | 1 | - | 1 |
All Causes | 523 | 235 | 288 |