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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 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

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Table: TOTAL DEATHS, 1959(Registrar-General's Official Returns). All causes—876. Male, 428 ; Female, 448.

TOTAL DEATHS, 1959(Registrar-General's Official Returns). All causes—876. Male, 428 ; Female, 448.

Causes of DeathMalesFemales
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory–2
2. Tuberculosis, other1–
3. Syphilitic disease––
4. Diphtheria––
5. Whooping Cough––
6. Meningococcal infections––
7. Acute poliomyelitis––
8. Measles––
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases––
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach86
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus418
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast–15
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus–10
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms5444
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia22
16. Diabetes22
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system4569
18. Coronary disease, angina9459
19. Hypertension with heart disease710
20. Other heart disease3879
21. Other circulatory disease2339
22. Influenza62
23. Pneumonia1928
24. Bronchitis2821
25. Other diseases of respiratory system41
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum52
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa13
28. Nephritis and nephrosis21
29. Hyperplasia of prostate7–
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion––
31. Congenital malformations–4
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases1729
33. Motor vehicle accidents8–
34. All other accidents67
35. Suicide105
36. Homicide and operations of war––
Totals428448