[Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Somerset County Council.

  • Somerset (England). County Council.
Date:
1958
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Credit: [Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Somerset County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE I CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1958. Net deaths at the subjoined Ag whether occurring within or wi es of “Residents” thout the District Causes of Death All Ages Under 1 year 1 and under 5 years 5 and under 15 years 15 and under 25 years 25 and under 45 years 4 5 and under 65 years 65 and under 75 years 75 and upwards ^ - - Tuberculosis, respiratory 27 1 — 5 12 8 1 Tuberculosis, other 6 — 1 — — 2 2 1 — Syphilitic disease 4 — — — — — 1 2 1 Diphtheria — — — — — — — — — Whooping Cough 2 1 1 — — — — — — Meningococcal infections 1 1 — — — — — — — Acute Poliomyelitis 1 — — — 1 — — — — Measles . — — — — — — — _ — Other infective and parasitic diseases 11 1 — 1 — 1 3 2 3 Malignant neoplasm, stomach 160 — — — — 3 39 59 59 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus... 174 — — — — 1 9 1 5 1 31 Malignant neoplasm, breast ... 105 — — — — 12 46 23 24 Malignant neoplasm, uterus 49 — — — — 7 16 16 10 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasm 515 , 1 3 6 21 142 157 185 Leukaemia, aleukaemia 26 — 1 3 1 5 9 3 4 Diabetes 38 — — 1 — 2 5 14 16 Vascular lesions of nervous system... 1,015 — — — 1 6 164 275 569 Coronary disease, angina 1,021 — — — — 12 237 325 447 Hypertension with heart disease 131 — — — — 2 20 45 64 Other heart disease 1,076 1 — — 1 10 94 189 78 1 Other circulatory disease 310 — — — 15 39 78 178 Influenza 27 1 — — — — 1 1 4 1 1 Pneumonia 192 16 5 — 2 3 27 39 100 Bronchitis 211 3 — — 1 2 41 6 1 10 3 Other disease of respiratory system.. 85 2 — — — 3 25 29 26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum ... 58 — — — — — 16 19 23 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea 28 2 2 1 1 3 7 3 9 Nephritis and nephrosis 44 — — 1 1 3 14 13 12 Hyperplasia of prostate 53 — — — — — 5 1 1 37 Pregnancy, Childbirth, abortion 3 — — — — 3 — — — Congenital malformations 58 42 2 2 1 4 6 1 — Other defined and ill-defined diseases 587 83 6 3 9 22 78 83 30 3 Motor vehicle accidents 72 — 4 1 15 12 23 13 4 All other accidents .. . , .. 107 2 1 — 6 9 22 21 46 Suicide 48 — — 1 1 8 22 1 1 5 Homicide and operations of war 2 — — — 2 — — — — All causes ... 6,247 156 24 17 49 176 1,217 1,556 3,052