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Mitcham 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]

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Deaths Registered during the Year 1950

Cause of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
1 Tuberculosis, respiratory201131
2 Tuberculosis, other213
3 Syphilitic disease213
4 Diphtheria.........
5 Whooping cough.........
6 Meningococcal infections...2...
7 Acute poliomyelitis.........
8 Measles ............
9 Other infective and parasitic diseases1...1
10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach11617
11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus21223
12 Malignant neoplasm, breast...1212
13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus...55
14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms281745
15 Leukaemia, aleukæpmia156
16 Diabetes...44
17 Vascular lesions of nervous system313667
18 Coronary disease, angina622385
19 Hypertension with heart disease111021
20 Other heart disease295786
21 Other circulatory disease101626
22 Influenza...22
23 Pneumonia151429
24 Bronchitis281947
25 Other diseases of respiratory system...11
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum336
27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea...11
28 Nephritis and nephrosis336
29 Hyperplasia of prostate5...5
30 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion...11
31 Congenital malformations8513
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases262652
33 Motor vehicle accidents112
34 All other accidents3710
35 Suicide527
36 Homicide and operations of war1...1
All causes327293620