[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, St Albans R.D.C.

St. Albans (England). Rural District Council.

Date:: 1957

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Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, St Albans R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Causes of Death St. Albans St. Albans City R.D.C. M. F. M. F. 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory — — 5 2 2. Tuberculosis, other — — — — 3. Syphilitic diseases 1 — 3 — 4. Diphtheria — — — — 5. Whooping Cough — — — — 6. Meningococcal infections — — — — 7. Acute Poliomyelitis — — — — 8. Measles ... — — — — 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases — — 1 1 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach 7 4 6 2. 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung. bronchus 19 3 15 2 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast ... — 10 — 10 Cancer ^ 178 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus ... — 4 — 6 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms ... 27 29 14 12 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia 1 2 1 4 J 16. Diabetes — — — — 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system 23 67 23 35 18. Coronary disease, angina 40 37 39 271 Heart 19. Hypertension ... 8 12 3 20 ► Disease 20. Other heart disease 19 31 33 57j 326 21. Other circulatory disease 8 17 17 23 22. Influenza 2 3 3 5 23. Pneumonia 6 13 30 22 24. Bronchitis 28 5 10 14 25. Other diseases of respiratory system 1 1 4 2 26. Ulcer of stomach and duo- denum 2 3 4 4 27. Gastritis and enteritis, diarrhoea — 4 2 1 28. Nephritis and nephrosis 1 — — — 29. Hyperplasia of prostate 4 — 4 — 30. Pregnancy, Childbirth and abortion — — — — 31. Congenital malformations 3 1 7 2 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases 24 20 19 22 33. Motor vehicle accidents 4 2 2 2 34. All other accidents 4 7 3 3 35 Suicide ... 3 4 .— 3 36. Homicide and operations of war “ “■ ■■ “ Totals ... 235 279 248 2811 ^043 Once again, the greatest single cause of death was, excluding heart disease, cancer. “ Heart Disease ” was chiefly a normal termination of life in old age—something which is inevitable, and most of the 326 cases would be more reasonably classified as “ Old Age.”