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 Sutton and Cheam]
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CAUSES O F DEATH IN THE BOROUGH OP SUTTON AND CHEAM DURING 1948.
M. | F. | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | 1 | 1 |
2 | Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | - | 1 |
3 | Scarlet Fever | - | - | - |
4 | Whooping Cough | - | - | - |
5 | Diphtheria | - | - | - |
6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 19 | 11 | 30 |
7 | Other forms of tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Syphilitic diseases | 3 | 2 | 5 |
9 | Influenza | - | - | - |
10 | Measles | - | - | - |
11 | Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | - | - | - |
12 | Acute infective encephalitis | - | - | - |
13 | Cancer of buccal cavity Oesophagus (M) and Uterus (F) | 8 | 8 | 16 |
14 | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 14 | 7 | 21 |
15 | Cancer of breast | - | 13 | 13 |
16 | Cancer of all other sites | 50 | 36 | 86 |
17 | Diabetes | - | 3 | 3 |
18 | Infracranial vascular lesions | 33 | 58 | 91 |
19 | Heart disease | 106 | 143 | 249 |
20 | Other diseases of circulatory system | 11 | 22 | 33 |
21 | Bronchitis | 17 | 14 | 31 |
22 | Pneumonia | 18 | 15 | 33 |
23 | Other respiratory diseases | 12 | 4 | 16 |
24 | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 7 | 3 | 10 |
25 | Diarrhoea under 2 years | 1 | - | 1 |
26 | Appendicitis | 3 | 1 | 4 |
27 | Other digestive diseases | 7 | 7 | 14 |
28 | Nephritits | 13 | 11 | 24 |
29 | Puerperal Sepsis | - | - | - |
30 | Other maternal causes | - | 1 | 1 |
31 | Premature birth | 3 | 4 | 7 |
32 | Congenital malformations, birth injuries and infantile diseases | 9 | 11 | 20 |
33 | Suicide | 8 | 5 | 13 |
34 | Road traffic accidents | 3 | 3 | 6 |
35 | Other violent causes | 5 | 10 | 15 |
36 | All other cases | 30 | 30 | 60 |
382 | 424 | 806 |
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