London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Beckenham 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

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TOTALDEATHS, 1949(Registrar-General's Official Returns). All causes—798; Male,380; Female,418.

causes of death.malesfemales
1.Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers--
2.Cerebro-spinal Fever-
3.Scarlet Fever-
4.Whooping Cough1
5.Diphtheria
6.Tuberculosis of Respiratory System148
7.Other forms of Tuberculosis1
8.Syphilitic Diseases1
9.Influenza55
10.Measles
11.Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis-1
12.Acute Inf. Encephalitis-
13.Cancer of Buc. Cav. and Oesoph (M) ; Uterus (F)54
14.Cancer of Stomach and duodenum1012
15.Cancer of Breast17
16.Cancer of all other sites4735
17.Diabetes12
18.Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions ..3149
19.Heart Diseases138143
20.Other Diseases of Circ. System2331
21.Bronchitis1818
22Pneumonia912
23.Other Respiratory Diseases85
24.Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum91
25.Diarrhoea, under two years2
26.Appendicitis12
27Other Digestive Diseases411
28.Nephritis612
29Puerperal and Post-abort. Sepsis
30.Other Maternal Causes1
31Premature Birth43
32Congenital Mal: Birth Injuries: Infantile Diseases86
33Suicide32
34Road Traffic Accidents33
35Other Violent Causes67
36.All Other Causes2426
Totals380418