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Beddington and Wallington 1949

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

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Table: REGISTERED CAUSES OF DEATHThe following table, supplied by the Registrar-General, gives the causes of death of residents in the Borough during 1949:—

REGISTERED CAUSES OF DEATH

The following table, supplied by the Registrar-General, gives the causes of death of residents in the Borough during 1949:—

Causes of Death.Males.Females.Total.
All Causes166216382
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers———
2. Cerebro-spinal Fever———
3. Scarlet Fever———
4. Whooping Cough———
5. Diphtheria_——
6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System8412
7. Other forms of Tuberculosis—11
8. . Syphilitic Disease134
9. Influenza—44
10. Measles———
11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis1_1
12. Acute Infectious Encephalitis-.-—
13.m Cancer of Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus (males)1-1
13.f Cancer of Uterus—44
14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum5611
15. Cancer of Breast—88
16. Cancer of all other Sites222042
17. Diabetes—22
18. Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions223456
19. Heart Disease5169120
20. Other diseases of the Circulatory System6915
21. Bronchitis8715
22. Pneumonia369
23. Other Respiratory Diseases2-2
24. Ulceration of the Stomach or Duodenum-33
25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)———
26. Appendicitis1—1
27. Other Digestive Diseases224
28. Nephritis5813
29. Puerperal and Post-abortive Sepsis———
30. Other Maternal Causes———
31. Premature Birth2—2
32. Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Disease2-2
33. Suicide314
34. Road Traffic Accidents213
35. Other Violent Causes134
36. All Other Causes182139