Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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(iv) Causes of Death. Registrar General 's Tables
All Causes | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | |||||
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M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
253 | 272 | 260 | 231 | 226 | 274 | 239 | 235 | 262 | 243 | |
1 Typhoid and Para | ||||||||||
typhoid Fevers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2 Cerebro-Spinal fevers | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
3 Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
4 Whooping Cough | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
5 Diphtheria | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
6 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 9 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
7 Other forms of Tuberculosis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
8 Syphilictic Diseases | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
9 Influenza | 3 | 2 | - | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
10 Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
11 Acute Poliomyelitis & Polioencephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
12 Acute Infantile Encephalitis | - | - | - | -i- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
13 Cancer of B,Cav. & oesophagus (M) uterus (F) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
14 Cancer of Stomach or Duodenum | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
15 Cancer of breast | - | 5 | - | 5 | - | 10 | - | 10 | - | 6 |
16 Cancer of all other sites | 24 | 21 | 35 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 30 | 23 |
17 Diabetes | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 5 |
18 Intra-cran, vascular lesions | 21 | 26 | 18 | 31 | 15 | 32 | 18 | 35 | 14 | 36 |
19 Heart Disease | 64 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 52 | 67 | 64 | 60 | 69 | 65 |
20 Other diseases of circulatory system | 7 | 13 | - | - | 6 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 22 |
21 Bronchitis | 18 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 7 |
22 Pneumonia | 17 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 7 |
23 Other Respiratory diseases | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - | 3 | - |
24 Ulcer of Stomach or duodenum | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
22+. Diarrhoea under 2 years | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
26 Appendicitis | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
27 Other digestive diseases | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
28 Nephritis | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
29 Puerperal Causes ) | ( - | 1 | — | — | ||||||
30 Other Maternal ) Causes ) | Recorded under other headings. | - | 2 | - | - | |||||
31 Premature birth | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | - | |
32 Congenital Malformation Birth injuries | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
33 Suicide | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
34 Road Traffic Accidents | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 1 |
35 Other violent causes | 17 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 10 |
36 All other causes | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 19 | 23 | 19 |