[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Hexham U.D.C.
- Hexham (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1950
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Hexham U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The chief causes of death are as follows :— M. F. Tuberculosis of resp. system ... 2 Tuberculosis, other 1 — Syphilitic disease — 1 Diphtheria — — Whooping Cough — — Meningococcal infections — — Acute poliomyelitis — — Measles — — Other infective and parasitic diseases — — Malignant neoplasm, stomach 3 2 ,, ,, lung, bronchus — 2 ,, ,, breast ... — 1 ,, ,, uterus ... — — Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms ... 6 9 Leukaemia, aleukaemia — — Diabetes — 1 Vascular lesions of nervous system ... 8 13 Coronary disease, angina 8 4 Hypertension with heart disease 1 2 Other heart disease 7 18 Other circulatorv disease 2 5 Influenza — — Pneumonia o 2 Bronchitis 1 2 Other diseases of respiratory system — ] Ulcer of stomach and duodenum — — Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea 2 — Nephritis and nephrosis 1 1 Hyperplasia of prostate — — Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion — — Congenital malformations 1 2 Other defined and ill defined diseases 9 6 Motor vehicle accidents 1 — All other accidents 1 — Suicide ... — — Homicide and operations of war All causes 56 72 Total 128](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29426881_0009.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)


