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NON-INFECTIVE DISEASES
The total number of deaths from cancer and malignant disease
was 714, the number of males being 369 and females 345.
The death-rate was 2.14 per 1,000. The number of deaths in
1951 was 48 less than in 1950.
1,564 deaths occurred from disease of the heart and circulatory
system compared with 1,481 in 1950. 1,285 of these deaths
were of persons of 65 years of age and above.
There were 572 deaths from diseases of the respiratory system
compared with 421 in 1950. The number from bronchitis was
375 compared with 259 in 1950, and from pneumonia (all forms),
161 compared with 132 in 1950. Further particulars relative to
pneumonia are given on page 13.
129 deaths were due to violence, 20 of them being due to
motor accidents, 35 to suicide and 66 to other forms of violence.
INQUESTS
Inquests were held on 80 persons who died in the Borough
and on 115 Borough residents who died elsewhere.
Seven verdicts of death from natural causes were returned
and 120 of accidental death; there were 41 suicides, seven open
verdicts, three verdicts of chronic alcoholism, 14 of misadventure
and three of injuries following judicial hanging.
CERTIFICATES OF VACCINATION AND INOCULATION
A number of requests were received from residents in the
Borough for a certificate of vaccination or inoculation to be authenticated
for the purpose of travel abroad. The signature of the
person issuing the certificate was verified in each case as that of
a registered medical practitioner practising in Wandsworth and
the certificate was endorsed accordingly.