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 Chingford]
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CAUSES OF DEATH AS GIVEN BY THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1963
Causes of death | Males | Females | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Influenza | - | 3 | 3 |
Pneumonia | 11 | 15 | 26 |
Bronchitis | 25 | 7 | 32 |
Other diseases of respiratory system | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | - | 3 | 3 |
Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | - | 1 |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 4 | - | 4 |
Congenital malformations | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 16 | 19 | 35 |
Motor vehicle accidents | 2 | 1 | 3 |
All other accidents | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Suicide | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Totals - all causes | 243 | 201 | 444 |
Totals - year 1962 | 215 | 238 | 453 |
DEATHS FROM DISEASES OF THE HEART AND CIRCULATION
Year | No. of deaths | Population | No. of deaths per 1,000 population |
---|---|---|---|
1948 | 139 | 46,610 | 2.9 |
1949 | 171 | 48,510 | 3.5 |
1950 | 185 | 48,770 | 3.7 |
1951 | 179 | 48,330 | 3.7 |
1952 | 183 | 48,190 | 3.7 |
1953 | 179 | 47,770 | 3.7 |
1954 | 168 | 47,600 | 3.5 |
1955 | 163 | 47,310 | 3.4 |
1956 | 199 | 46,840 | 4.2 |
1957 | 202 | 46,450 | 4.3 |
1958 | 182 | 46,030 | 3.9 |
1959 | 196 | 46,030 | 4.2 |
1960 | 189 | 46,140 | 4.0 |
1961 | 203 | 45,910 | 4.4 |
1962 | 234 | 46,350 | 5.0 |
1963 | 207 | 46,230 | 4.4 |