[Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Wednesbury Borough.

  • Wednesbury (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1961
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Credit: [Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Wednesbury Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CAUSES OF DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1961. Causes of Death. Males ! Fe- 1 males Total To 1956 tals foi 1957 Prevk | 1958 ms Years. 1959 | 1960 Tuberculosis : Respiratory 1 1 8 4 8 2 4 Other — 1 1 — 1 — — — Syphilis — — 1 — — — Diphtheria — — — — — — — Whooping Cough — — — —- 1 — — — Meningococcal Infectn. — — 1 1 — 1 — Acute Poliomyelitis — — — — — — — — Measles — 2 2 — — — 1 — Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases 1 1 2 — — 3 ■—- 1 Malignant Neoplasm : Stomach 9 5 14 11 15 9 9 15 Lung and Bronchus 17 1 18 18 13 15 16 18 Breast — 8 8 3 8 2 4 8 Uterus — 3 3 3 2 3 1 2 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms 18 13 31 32 25 29 29 34 Leukaemia, aleukaemia 1 — 1 1 3 2 3 2 Diabetes 2 3 5 1 4 1 2 5 Vascular lesions of the nervous system 12 27 39 44 34 45 55 62 Coronary disease angina 38 19 57 38 38 53 55 48 Hypertension with heart disease 2 2 4 16 8 7 4 5 Other heart disease . . 25 41 66 62 52 59 49 51 Other circulatory disease 4 3 7 5 12 13 11 13 Influenza 2 2 4 4 3 — 13 5 Pneumonia 10 7 17 12 20 17 18 17 Bronchitis 26 10 36 39 30 27 25 31 Other diseases of respiratory system 6 2 8 5 4 5 4 3 Ulcer of Stomach and duodenum . . 5 3 8 •) 5 9 6 4 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea — 2 2 — 2 2 1 1 Nephritis & Nephrosis 1 — 1 rr 7 4 3 3 4 Hyperplasia of prostate -— — — 4 2 4 2 4 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion — — — — 1 — — — Congenital Malforma- tions 2 2 7 4 8 4 3 Other defined and ill- defined diseases 12 16 28 28 28 24 26 21 Motor vehicle accidents 7 4 11 3 — 3 3 9 All other accidents . . 5 4 9 10 5 9 7 8 Suicide 2 2 4 7 6 4 4 9 Homicide and opera- tions of war 1 1 — TOTALS 208 | 181 389 372 337 364 358 385