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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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TABLE IV
Causes of Death Registrar General's Tables
| 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| All Causes | 236 | 224 | 228 | 267 | 227 | 228 | 250 | 250 | 215 | 276 |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Tuberculosis, other | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Syphilitic diseases | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | _ | - | — | - | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infections | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | _ | — | |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm, | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 3 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uteris | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Malignant neoplasm,breast | - | 8 | — | 13 | — | 7 | -0 | 13 | — | 10 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 17 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Diabetes | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 24 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 47 |
| Coronary disease, angina Hypertension with heart | 31 | 23 | ||||||||
| 65 | 6 4 | 71 | 84 | 60 | 75 | 66 | 81 | 8 | 12 | |
| Other heart disease | 21 | 41 | ||||||||
| Other circulatory disease Influenza | 9 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 18 4 |
| Pneumonia | 16 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 11 |
| Bronchitis. | 14 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Other diseases of respi ratory system | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | ___ | 3 | 3 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Gastritis, enteritis, and diarrhoea | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 7 | |||||||||
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | _ | 2 | __ | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Congenital malformations | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 31 |
| Motor vehicle accidents All other accidents | 2 1 | 1 6 | 1 1 | 2 | 4 6 | 1 8 | 1 4 | 2 5 | 1 5 | 12 |
| Suicide | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
| Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
* Separate figures not available for years 1946 - 1949
inclusive owing to different classifications in use
during those years.