[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough.

  • Berwick-upon-Tweed (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Causes of Death The following table shews the classification of deaths from all causes (Registrar-General’s figures): — M. F. Totals 1 Tuberculosis respiratory 2 2 4 2 Tuberculosis, other ... 1 0 1 3 Syphilitic disease 0 0 0 4 Diphtheria 0 0 0 5 Whooping Cough 0 0 0 6 Meningococcal infections ■.. 0 0 0 7 Acute Poliomyelitis 0 0 0 8 Measles ... 0 0 0 9 Other infective and parasitic diseases 0 1 1 10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach 3 1 4 11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus 4 0 4 12 Malignant neoplasm, breast ... 0 4 4 13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus ... 0 0 0 14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms... 7 6 13 15 Leukaemia 0 1 1 16 Diabetes 0 0 0 17 Vascular lesions of nervous system ... 12 17 29 18 Coronary Disease, angina 11 6 17 19 Hypertension with heart disease 1 2 3 20 Other heart disease ... 16 17 33 21 Other circulatory disease ... 2 4 6 22 Influenza 0 0 0 23 Pneumonia 3 3 6 24 Bronchitis 2 8 10 25 Other diseases of respiratory system 1 0 1 26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum ... 0 0 0 27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea 0 0 0* 28 Nephritis and nephrosis 1 3 4 29 Hyperplasia of prostate 0 0 0 30 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion .:. - 0 0 0 31 Congenital malformations 1 0 1 32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases 13 13 26 33 Motor vehicle accidents 1 0 1 34 .Ml other accidents 2 2 4 35 Suicide 0 1 1 36 Homicide and operation o'f war 0 0 0