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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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(iv) Causes cf Death. Registrar General's Tables.
| All Causes | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 46 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 260 | 231 | 226 | 274 | 239 | 235 | 262 | 243 | 236 | 224 | |
| 1 Paratyphoid and Typhoid Fevers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 Cerebrc-Spinal fevers- | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 3 Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| 4 Shooping Cough | - | - | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 5 Diphtheria | - | |||||||||
| 6 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 13 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| 7 Other forms cf Tuberculosi | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — |
| 8 Syphiliti-c Diseases | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 |
| 9 Influenza | - | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — |
| 10 Measles | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 11 Acute Poliomyelitis & Polioencephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| 12 Acute Infantile Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 Cancer of B.Cav. & oesephagus (M) uterus (F) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 Cancer of Stomach or Duodenum | 4 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | |
| 15 Cancer of Br-east | — | 5 | - | 10 | - | 10 | - | 6 | — | 8 |
| 16 Cancer of all other sites | 35 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 30 | 23 | 34 | 19 |
| 17 Diabetes | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 Intra-cran, vascular lesions | 18 | 31 | 15 | 32 | 18 | 35 | 14 | 36 | 24 | 31 |
| 19 Heart Disease | 70 | 70 | 52 | 67 | 64 | 60 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 64 |
| 20 Other diseases of circulatory system | r _ | 6 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 18 | |
| 21 Bronchitis | 8 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 8 |
| 22 Pneumonia | 10 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 9 |
| 23 Other Respiratory diseases | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | |
| 24 Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 25 Diarrhoea under 2 years | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| 26 Appendicitis | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 27 Other digestive diseases | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 28 Nephriti | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 29 Puerperal Causes | Re | sorded under | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 30 Other maternal causes, | Other headings | - | 2 | - | - | — | 2 | |||
| 31 Premature birth | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 5 |
| 32 Congenital Malformation Birth injuries | _ | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | |||
| 33 Suicide | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 34- Boad Traffic Accidents | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 35 Other violent causes | 7 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 6 |
| 36 All other causes | — | — | — | — | 16 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 13 |