[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Dartford R.D.C.

  • Dartford (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Dartford R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (iii) DARTFORD TOWN - CAUSES OF DEATH ACCORDING TO AGE Compiled Locally m m m m AI1 Causes .. o Total Mi U 0) <1> 0) 'O s § th 8 JaS >> Q) (D wH O -P 4 1 1 i esi 6 fH ] in 2 oa ] 4 CO m CSI 3 j CO 12 -Irt 3 32 CO 3 lO lO 69 t' 3 IC CO 102 + lO 157 Tuberculosis, respiratory ,. • • 5 - -- 2 2 1 Tuberculosis, other - - - - Syphilitic disease 1 - - — 1 Diphtheria -= - - - - - — — — Whooping Cough - - - - - - _ - _ Meningococcal infections . • - - - - - — Acute Poliomyelitis 1 - -- - 1 - „ Measles e • - - - = - - ~ „ „ Other infective and parasitic diseases -- “ - “ - - “ Maiignant neoplasm, stomach 12 2 4 6 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus « • 15 ... - ~ - 5 7 3 - Malignant neoplasm, breast . * . 7 - - - - - - 3 1 2 1 Malignant neoplasm, uterus . . 4 - - - - - - 2 - 2 - Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms 41 - - 1 1 - „ 2 4 5 17 11 Leukaemia, aleukaemia .. .. 3 “ 1 “ “ 1 ” - 1 Diabetes 1 “ “ - - ~ - “ “ 1 “ Vascular lesions of nervous system .. 43 “ - - 1 - 1 8 8 25 Coronary disease, angina 71 2 7 22 20 20 Hypertension with heart disease ., 3 -- - - - =•' 1 2 - Other heart disease 45 - - - - 1 - 1 1 6 8 28 Other circulatory disease ■■ 34 •*- - “ - 1 1 3 10 19 Influenza .. ,. .. « « Pneumonia , . 23 - 1 - - - - 2 4 16 Bronchitis 26 - - - - - 1 1 4 4 16 Other diseases of respiratory system 2 - „ _ 1 “ - - 1 - Ulcer of stomach and duodenum « b 3 — c-« 1 1 1 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea . r 2 - 1 - ~ - - 1 Nephritis, nephrosis .. - - - •= “ -- “ - Hyperplasia of prostate . . 1 - - “ “ ~ “ 1 - Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion .. • b - - - „ - - - “ - Congenital malformations 7 3 3 “ “ - „ “ “ 1 - Other defined and ill-defined diseases 31 5 1 1 - 1 - „ 2 2 8 11 Motor vehicle accidents 5 - ~ 1 “ 1 - 2 1 ~ All other accidents 4 - ■*- - - 1 - - 2 1 Suicide 8 - - - 1 =■ 1 2 3 1 “ Homicide and operations of war ., 2 - 2 - - - - „