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Beddington and Wallington 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]

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Table: REGISTERED CAUSES OF DEATH.The following table, supplied by the Registrar-General, gives the causes of death of residents in the Borough during 1947:—

REGISTERED CAUSES OF DEATH.

The following table, supplied by the Registrar-General, gives the causes of death of residents in the Borough during 1947:—

Causes of Death.Males.Females.Total.
All Causes160182342
1.Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers———
2. Cerebro-spinal Fever1—1
3. Scarlet Fever—•——
4. Whooping Cough1—1
5. Diphtheria———
6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System347
7. Other forms of Tuberculosis3—3
8. Syphilitic Disease1—1
9. Influenza112
10. Measles———
11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis_--
12. Acute Infectious Encephalitis———
13.m Cancer of Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus (males)3-3
13.f Cancer of Uterus———
14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum325
15. Cancer of Breast—77
16. Cancer of all other Sites171936
17. Diabetes—11
18. Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions93039
19. Heart Disease4857105
20. Other diseases of the Circulatory System71118
21. Bronchitis12618
22. Pneumonia8614
23. Other Respiratory Diseases325
24. Ulceration of the Stomach or Duodenum415
25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)1—1
26. Appendicitis1—1
27. Other Digestive Diseases336
28. Nephritis336
29. Puerperal and Post-abortive Sepsis———
30. Other Maternal Causes———
31. Premature Birth112
32. Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Disease628
33. Suicide415
34. Road Traffic Accidents2—2
35. Other Violent Causes437
36. All Other Causes112233