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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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TABLE IV
Causes of Death Registrar General's Tables
| 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| All Causes | 228 | 267 | 227 | 228 | 250 | 250 | 215 | 276 | 277 | 279 |
| tuberculosis, respiratory | 10 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Tuberculosis, other | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | — | - | - | 1 |
| Syphilitic disease | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | — | - | - | 1 |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus * | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus * | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | 1 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | 13 | - | 7 | - | 13 | - | 10 | - | 10 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms * | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 19 | 24 | |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia * | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - |
| Diabetes | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 30 | 26 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 47 | 29 | 39 |
| Coronary disease, angina) | 31 | 23 | 46 | 25 | ||||||
| Hypertension with heart disease | 71 | 84 | 60 | 75 | 66 | 81 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 14 |
| Other heart disease | 21 | 41 | 36 | 41 | ||||||
| Other circulatory disease | 15 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Influenza * | - | - | - | — | - | — | - | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Pneumonia | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 26 |
| Bronchitis | 13 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 5 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | _ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Gastritis, enteritis, and diarrhoea | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate * | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | 4 | - |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | 1 |
| Congenital malformations | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Other defined and illdefined diseases * | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 31 | 14 | 27 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| All other accidents | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
| Suicide | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Homicide and operations war * | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
st Separate figures not avilable for years 1947 - 1949
inclusive owing to different classifications in use
during those years.