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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
Sutton and Cheam 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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| 1949 | 1950 | |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths from Cancer | 143 | 164 |
| „ „Measles | 0 | 0 |
| „ „ Whooping Cough | 0 | 0 |
| „ „ Diarrhoea | 2 | 3 |
Percentage of Deaths from certain causes to the total number of Deaths
| 1949 | 1950 | |
|---|---|---|
| Diseases of the heart and circulation | 35. 5 | 34.6 |
| Cancer and malignant disease | 18.0 | 19.2 |
| Diseases of the lungs (non-tuberculous) | 9.4 | 8.2 |
| Tuberculous diseases | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage | 11.0 | 15.4 |
| Congenital diseases | 2.1 | l.4 |
| Suicide and violence | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Diseases of the digestive system | 4.4 | 1.3 |
| Infectious diseases | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Diseases of the kidney | 2.3 | 2.9 |
| Other defined diseases | 8.8 | 10.0 |
Maternal Mortality: There was no death. The maternal
mortality rate for England and Wales was 0.72 per 1,000
total births.
Infantile Mortality: The infantile mortality rate was
26.44 per 1,000 live births compared with 21.42 per 1,000
live births in 1949. There were twenty-seven deaths of
infants under one year, compared with twenty-three in 1949.
Of the twenty-seven deaths, twenty-four occurred in the neo-natal period, within one month of birth, as is shown in the following-table of causes and age groups:-
| Causes of Death | Age Groups | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 month | 1-3 months | 3-12 months | |
| Congenital Abnormality | 11 | 1 | - |
| Prematurity | 7 | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | - |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 2 | - | - |
| Gastro Enteritis | - | 1 | - |
| Icterus | 2 | - | - |
| Total | 24 | 3 | - |