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Merton and Morden 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]

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TABLE V.

Causes of Death during year 1951.

No.Cause of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
1Tuberculosis, respiratory10414
2Tuberculosis, other112
3Syphilitic disease4–4
4Diphtheria——–
5Whooping cough–——
6Meningococcal Infections–—–
7Acute poliomyelitis———
8Measles——–
9Other infective and parasitic diseases1–1
10Malignant neoplasm, stomach61218
11Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus25530
12Malignant neoplasm, breast—1515
13Malignant neoplasm, uterus—1010
14Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms403474
15Leukaemia, aleukaemia3—3
16Diabetes325
17Vascular lesions of nervous system334780
18Coronary disease, angina603393
19Hypertension with heart disease131528
20Other heart disease5061111
21Other circulatory disease11819
22Influenza81422
23Pneumonia171431
24Bronchitis261036
25Other diseases of respiratory system538
26Ulcer of stomach and duodenum617
27Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea—11
28Nephritis and nephrosis224
29Hyperplasia of prostate10—10
30Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion—11
31Congenital malformations7815
32Other defined and ill-defined diseases252853
33Motor vehicle accidents—11
34All other accidents3811
35Suicide213
36Homicide and operations of war——–
Total all causes371339710