London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kingston upon Thames 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
This page requires JavaScript
Causes of Death TABLE IV Registrar General's Tables
| All Causes | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 262 | 243 | 236 | 224 | 228 | 267 | 227 | 228 | 250 | 250 | |
| Paratyphoid and Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fevers | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | — |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Syphilitic Diseases | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Influenza | 2 | — | 3 | — | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Measles | - | 2 | - | — | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis & Polioencephalitis | - | - | - | — | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Acute Infective Encephalitis | - | - | - | — | - | - | — | — | 1 | - |
| Cancer of B. Cav. & oesophagus (M) uterus (F) | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Cancer of Stomach or duodenum | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| Cancer of Breast | — | 6 | — | 8 | — | 13 | - | 7 | - | 13 |
| Cancer of all other sites | 30 | 23 | 34 | 19 | 32 | 19 | 34 | 16 | 40 | 20 |
| Diabetes | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Intra-Cran, vascular lesions | 14 | 36 | 24 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 29 |
| Heart disease | 69 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 71 | 84 | 60 | 73 | 66 | 81 |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 16 | 22 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 20 |
| Bronchitis | 20 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 10 |
| Pneumonia | 14 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea under 2 years | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Appendicitis | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Other digestive diseases | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Nephritis | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Puerperal Causes | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | — | — |
| Other maternal causes | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | — | — | — |
| Premature births | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Congenital malformation Birth Injuries | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Suicide | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Road Traffic Accidents | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other violent causes | 5 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| All other causes | 23 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 |