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 Mitcham]
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Deaths Registered During the Year 1960
Cause of Death | Males | Females | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 Tuberculosis, respiratory | 3 | … | 3 |
2 Tuberculosis, other | … | … | … |
3 Syphilitic disease | 2 | … | |
4 Diphtheria | … | … | … |
5 Whooping cough | … | … | … |
6 Meningococcal infections | … | … | … |
7 Acute Poliomyelitis | … | … | … |
8 Measles | … | … | … |
9 Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | 1 | … |
10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 9 | 7 | 16 |
11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 31 | 5 | 36 |
12 Malignant neoplasm, breast | 1 | 18 | 19 |
13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus | … | 4 | 4 |
14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 31 | 30 | 61 |
15 Leukæmia, aleukæmia | 5 | 3 | 8 |
16 Diabetes | 1 | 2 | 3 |
17 Vascular lesions of nervous system | 27 | 47 | 74 |
18 Coronary disease, angina | 79 | 46 | 125 |
19 Hypertension with heart disease | 2 | 9 | 11 |
20 Other heart disease | 14 | 31 | 45 |
21 Other circulatory disease | 9 | 22 | 31 |
22 Influenza | … | 1 | 1 |
23 Pneumonia | 16 | 11 | 27 |
24 Bronchitis | 21 | 6 | 27 |
25 Other diseases of respiratory system | 4 | 1 | 5 |
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 2 | 2 | 4 |
27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa | 4 | 2 | 6 |
28 Nephritis and nephrosis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
29 Hyperplasia of prostate | 5 | … | 5 |
30 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | … | … | … |
31 Congenital malformations | 6 | 4 | 10 |
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 18 | 27 | 45 |
33 Motor vehicle accidents | 3 | 1 | 4 |
34 All other accidents | 8 | 6 | 14 |
35 Suicide | 4 | 2 | 6 |
36 Homicide and operations of war | 1 | … | 1 |
All causes | 310 | 289 | 599 |