[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Hartlepool Borough.

  • Hartlepool (England). Borough Council. nb2004301809.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Hartlepool Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Borough of Hartlepool. Table to show causes of death during the year 1951 together with percentage of the total for the 4 main causes—figures for 1950 are given for comparison. 1950 1951 CAUSES OF DEATH M F % of total of main causes of death M F % of total of main causes of death Tuberculosis, respiratory . . 5 «i 6 5% 3 41 3.6% Tuberculosis, other . . 2 3 / % — 1/ Syphilitic disease — — 1 — Diphtheria — — — — Whooping Cough — — — — Meningococcal infections 3 — 2 — Acute poliomyelitis .. 1 — — — Measles 1 — — — Other infective and parasitic disease — — — — Malignant neoplasm, stomach 6 5 6 3 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus 3 3 4 l' Malignant neoplasm, breast 2 20.16% - 5 14.0% Malignant neoplasm, uterus — 3 — 4 ' Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms 17 10 14 y Leukaemia, aleukaemia 2 1 1 ■— Diabetes — — 1 i Vascular lesions of nervous system 11 9] 6 17 Coronary disease, angina 10 11 I 12 6 Hypertension with heart disease . . 1 5i 35% 3 1 34% Other heart disease 13 13/ 13 12 Other circulatory disease 7 5 2 5 Influenza 4 6 14 8 Pneumonia 7 71 10.3% 8 3! 11% Bronchitis 6 5 j 7 6/ Other diseases of resp. system — 1 1 1 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum . . — — 3 1 Gastritis, enteritis & diarrhoea 2 1 — 1 Nehpritis and nephrosis 1 2 3 1 Hyperplasia of prostate 1 1 — Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion — — — Congenital malformations 1 1 1 1 Other defined and ill-defined diseases 15 13 11 12 Motor vehicles accidents 2 — 2 — All other accidents 5 1 3 — Suicide 2 2 2 1 Homicide and operations of war .. — — — —