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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Beckenham 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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TOTAL DEATHS, 1963 (Registrar-General's Official Returns). All causes—908. Male, 425 Female,
| CAUSES OF DEATH | MALES | FEMALES | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 2 | _ |
| 2. | Tuberculosis, other | — | – |
| 3. | Syphilitic disease | — | 1 |
| 4. | Diphtheria | — | — |
| 5. | Whooping Cough | — | — |
| 6. | Meningococcal infections | — | 1 |
| 7. | Acute poliomyelitis | — | — |
| 8. | Measles | — | — |
| 9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 1 |
| 10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 9 | 9 |
| 11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 45 | 12 |
| 12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 1 | 17 |
| 13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 6 |
| 14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 38 | 59 |
| 15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 4 | 6 |
| 16. | Diabetes | 5 | 2 |
| 17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 40 | 76 |
| 18. | Coronary disease, angina | 116 | 72 |
| 19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 6 | 10 |
| 20. | Other heart disease | 29 | 72 |
| 21. | Other circulatory disease | 21 | 26 |
| 22. | Influenza | 2 | 1 |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 34 | 30 |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 20 | 14 |
| 25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 4 | 3 |
| 26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 1 | 2 |
| 27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 2 | 6 |
| 28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | 2 |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 3 | — |
| 30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — |
| 31. | Congenital malformations | 6 | 2 |
| 32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 18 | 42 |
| 33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 10 | 4 |
| 34. | All other accidents | 5 | 3 |
| 35. | Suicide | 2 | 4 |
| 36. | Homicide and operations of war | — | — |
| Totals | 425 | 483 | |