[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Uxbridge UDC 1953].

  • Uxbridge (London, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
[1954]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Uxbridge UDC 1953]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CAUSES OF DEATH The following table shows causes of death as given in the }Registrar-General’s statistics. Cause of Death No. of Deaths Male Female Total j Tuberculosis, respiratory. 6 2 8 Tuberculosis, other . — 1 1 Syphiltic disease 1 — 1 Diphtheria ... — — — Whooping cough. — — — Meningococcal infections ... 1 — 1 Acute poliomyelitis . — — — >Measles — —• — Other infective and parasitic diseases — 3 3 Malignant neoplasm, stomach . 7 9 16 .Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus 15 1 16 Malignant neoplasm, breast . — 8 8 iMalignent neoplasm, uterus — 4 4 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms 19 24 43 Leukaemia, aleukaemia ... — 1 1 i Diabetes — 3 3 Vascular lesions of nervous system 23 29 52 Coronary disease, angina ... 42 19 61 Hypertension with heart disease ... 5 6 11 Other heart disease . 37 39 76 Other circulatory disease ... 8 9 17 1 Influenza . 4 3 7 iPneumonia ... 7 8 15 Bronchitis. 17 6 23 Other disease of respiratory system 4 1 5 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum 3 1 4 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea ... 4 — 4 Nephritis and nephrosis ... 8 3 11 Hyperplasia of prostate ... 3 — 3 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion ... — — — Congenital malformations 4 1 5 Other defined and ill-defined diseases 17 23 40 Motor vehicle accidents. 4 2 6 All other accidents . 4 3 7 Suicide 2 — 2 Homicide and operations of war... — — — All causes . 245 209 454