London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Kingston upon Thames 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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(iv) Causes of Death. Registrar General 's Tables
| All Causes | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 253 | 272 | 260 | 231 | 226 | 274 | 239 | 235 | 262 | 243 | |
| 1 Typhoid and Para | ||||||||||
| typhoid Fevers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 Cerebro-Spinal fevers | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 Whooping Cough | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 5 Diphtheria | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 9 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
| 7 Other forms of Tuberculosis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 Syphilictic Diseases | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 Influenza | 3 | 2 | - | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 10 Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 11 Acute Poliomyelitis & Polioencephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 Acute Infantile Encephalitis | - | - | - | -i- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 Cancer of B,Cav. & oesophagus (M) uterus (F) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 14 Cancer of Stomach or Duodenum | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 15 Cancer of breast | - | 5 | - | 5 | - | 10 | - | 10 | - | 6 |
| 16 Cancer of all other sites | 24 | 21 | 35 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 30 | 23 |
| 17 Diabetes | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 5 |
| 18 Intra-cran, vascular lesions | 21 | 26 | 18 | 31 | 15 | 32 | 18 | 35 | 14 | 36 |
| 19 Heart Disease | 64 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 52 | 67 | 64 | 60 | 69 | 65 |
| 20 Other diseases of circulatory system | 7 | 13 | - | - | 6 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 22 |
| 21 Bronchitis | 18 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 7 |
| 22 Pneumonia | 17 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 7 |
| 23 Other Respiratory diseases | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - | 3 | - |
| 24 Ulcer of Stomach or duodenum | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 22+. Diarrhoea under 2 years | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 26 Appendicitis | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 27 Other digestive diseases | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 28 Nephritis | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 29 Puerperal Causes ) | ( - | 1 | — | — | ||||||
| 30 Other Maternal ) Causes ) | Recorded under other headings. | - | 2 | - | - | |||||
| 31 Premature birth | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | - | |
| 32 Congenital Malformation Birth injuries | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
| 33 Suicide | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 34 Road Traffic Accidents | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| 35 Other violent causes | 17 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 10 |
| 36 All other causes | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 19 | 23 | 19 |