[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City.

  • Leeds (England). City Council.
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Principal Causes of Death International List Nos. Diseases No. of deaths in 1959 (nett) No. of deaths in 1958 (nett) Death f rate ] 1959 j 001-008 Tuberculosis, respiratory 45 54 0-09 010-019 Tuberculosis, other forms .. . 5 2 0-01 020-029 Syphilitic disease 13 20 003 066 Diphtheria .. .. .. .. . * 056 Whooping Cough 1 1 000 067 Meningococcal infections 1 2 0 00 . 080 Acute poliomyelitis 3 086 Measles .. 1 000 Remainder of Other infective and parasitic diseases 12 18 0-02 001-138 151 Malignant neoplasms : Stomach 179 165 0-35 162, 163 Lung, bronchus 290 270 0-56 170 Breast1 90 100 018 171-174 Uterus 52 37 010 Remainder of 140-203 V Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms .. 535 468 104 204 Leukaemia, aleukaemia 27 26 005 260 Diabetes 34 44 0-07 330-334 Vascular lesions of central nervous system 802 760 1-56 420 Coronary disease, angina 1,156 1,075 2-25 440-443 Hypertension with heart disease 108 140 0-21 Remainder of 410-443 Other heart disease 582 686 113 444-468 Other circulatory disease 235 216 0-46 480-483 Influenza 62 9 012 490-493 Pneumonia 463 383 0-90 763 500-502 ' Bronchitis 500 430 0-97 470-476'! 510-627 J Other diseases of the respiratory system 43 45 0 *08 | 540, 641 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum .. 52 58 0-10 543, 571' 572, 764, f Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea 19 20 004 690-594 Nephritis and nephrosis 33 42 0-06 610 Hyperplasia of prostate 22 17 004 640-689 Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion 4 7 001 760-759 Congenital malformations 58 56 Oil Residual Other defined and ill-defined diseases 481 550 0-94 ‘ E810-E835 Motor vehicle accidents 60 59 012 E800-E802 E840-E962 } All other accidents. 95 97 019 E963 E970-E979 } Suicide .. 55 70 Oil E964, E965 E980-E999 } Homicide and operations of war 5 2 0 01 Totals .. 6,120 5,932 11-9