[Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, St Albans City.

  • St. Albans (England). City Council.
Date:
1958
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Credit: [Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, St Albans City. 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 2. Tuberculosis, other . 3. Syphilitic disease . 4. Diphtheria. 5. Whooping Cough . 6. Meningococcal infections 7. Acute Poliomyelitis 8. Measles . 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases ... 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach ... 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus . 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms . 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia . 16. Diabetes . 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system ... 18. Coronary disease, angina 19. Hypertension . 20. Other heart disease . 21. Other circulatory disease 22. Influenza . 23. Pneumonia ... . 24. Bronchitis . 25. Other diseases of respiratory system ... 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum 27. Gastritis and enteritis, diarrhoea 28. Nephritis and nephrosis. 29. Hyperplasia of prostate. 30. Pregnancy, Childbirth and abortion . 31. Congenital malformations 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases 33. Motor vehicle accidents 34. All other accidents . 35. Suicide 36. Homicide and operations of war Totals 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 — 3 — 4 3 4 3 13 1 12 1 1 9 — 7 Cancer — 5 — 3 k 154 34 19 15 18 — — 1 1 — 3 — 1 35 36 20 37 50 37 29 28) Heart 6 9 8 9 Disease 31 35 27 45 1 314 11 10 10 26 2 1 3 2 8 10' 21 27 25 7 11 4 4 4 3 5 3 3 1 3 2 1 1 3 1 — 6 — 3 2 3 1 2 18 28 17 23 4 2 3 1 4 6 6 7 4 2 2 1 269 234 209 261 973 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 314 cases would be more reasonably classified as “ Old Age.”