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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Beckenham 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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TOTAL DEATHS, 1951 (Registrar-General's Official Returns). All causes—832; Male, 399; Female, 433.
| causes of death | males | FEMALES | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 10 | 0 |
| 2. | Tuberculosis, other | 0 | 1 |
| 3. | Syphilitic disease | 4 | 0 |
| 4. | Diphtheria | 0 | 0 |
| 5. | Whooping Cough | 0 | 1 |
| 6. | Meningococcal infections | 0 | 0 |
| 7. | Acute poliomyelitis | 1 | 0 |
| 8. | Measles | 0 | 0 |
| 9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 1 |
| 10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 14 | 7 |
| 11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 15 | 1 |
| 12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 0 | 12 |
| 13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 0 | 7 |
| 14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 30 | 43 |
| 15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 2 | 2 |
| 16. | Diabetes | 0 | 3 |
| 17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 40 | 81 |
| 18. | Coronary disease, angina | 71 | 39 |
| 19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 20 | 18 |
| 20. | Other heart disease | 61 | 1ll |
| 21. | Other circulatory disease | 11 | 14 |
| 22. | Influenza | 11 | 9 |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 16 | 18 |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 14 | 13 |
| 25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 6 | 5 |
| 26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 5 | 0 |
| 27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | 0 |
| 28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 3 | 7 |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 7 | 0 |
| 30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 0 | 1 |
| 31. | Congenital malformations | 3 | 2 |
| 32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 37 | 24 |
| 33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 4 | 4 |
| 34. | All other accidents | 9 | 5 |
| 35. | Suicide | 3 | 4 |
| 36. | Homicide and operations of war | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 399 | .. 433 | |