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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

Mitcham 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]

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Table: Deaths Registered During the Year 1960

Deaths Registered During the Year 1960

Cause of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
1 Tuberculosis, respiratory3…3
2 Tuberculosis, other………
3 Syphilitic disease2…2
4 Diphtheria………
5 Whooping cough………
6 Meningococcal infections………
7 Acute Poliomyelitis………
8 Measles………
9 Other infective and parasitic diseases21…
10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach9716
11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus31536
12 Malignant neoplasm, breast11819
13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus…44
14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms313061
15 Leukæmia, aleukæmia538
16 Diabetes123
17 Vascular lesions of nervous system274774
18 Coronary disease, angina7946125
19 Hypertension with heart disease2911
20 Other heart disease143145
21 Other circulatory disease92231
22 Influenza…11
23 Pneumonia161127
24 Bronchitis21627
25 Other diseases of respiratory system415
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum224
27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa426
28 Nephritis and nephrosis213
29 Hyperplasia of prostate5…5
30 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion………
31 Congenital malformations6410
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases182745
33 Motor vehicle accidents314
34 All other accidents8614
35 Suicide426
36 Homicide and operations of war1…1
All causes310289599