London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Brent 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]

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MalesFemalesTotal
B.28 Ischaemic heart disease419249668
B.29 Other forms of heart disease3864102
B.30 Cerebrovascular disease123200323
B.46(6) Other diseases of the circulatory system5586141
B.31 Influenza10818
B.32 Pneumonia96126222
B.33(l) Bronchitis, emphysema10045145
B.33(2) Asthma336
B.46(7) Other diseases of the respiratory system17926
B.34 Peptic ulcer11213
B.35 Appendicitis415
B.36 Intestinal obstruction and hernia81523
B.37 Cirrhosis of liver549
B.46(8) Other diseases of digestive system192241
B.38 Nephritis and nephrosis21214
B.39 Hyperplasia of prostate55
B.46(9) Other diseases of the genito.urinary system9514
B.40 Abortion33
B.41 Other complications of pregnancy, etc22
B.46(10) Diseases of skin and subcutaneous tissue
B.46( 11) Diseases of musculoskeletal system5813
B.42 Congenital anomalies151530
B.43 Birth injury, difficult labour, etc191029
B.44 Other causes of perinatal mortality71017
B.45 Symptoms and ill.defined conditions6410
BE.47 Motor vehicle accidents221032
BE.48 All other accidents252752
BE.49 Suicide and self.inflicted injuries12921
BE.50 All other external causes9312
TOTAL1,5201,3992,919

Table 2

MAIN CAUSES OF DEATH AND RATES PER 1,000 POPULATION

CauseNo.Rate per 1,000 population
Diseases of the circulatory system (active rheumatic fever, heart disease, hypertensive disease, cerebrovascular disease, etc.)1,3434.8
Malignant neoplasms7062.5
Diseases of the respiratory system (influenza, pneumonia, bronchitis and emphysema, asthma, etc.)4171.5
Violent deaths (motor vehicle accidents, all other accidents, suicides and self.inflicted injuries, all other external causes)1170.4
Other causes3361.2
TOTALS:2,91910.5