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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Causes of Death TABLE IV Registrar General's Tables
| 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| All Causes | 227 | 228 | 250 | 250 | 215 | 276 | 277 | 279 | 254 | 245 |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis, other | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Syphilitic disease | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infections | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasra, stomach | 10 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | 2 | ||||
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | 7 | — | 13 | — | 10 | — | 10 | — | 7 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 20 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 20 | ||||
| Leukapmia, aleukaemia | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | ||||
| Diabetes | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 19 | 25 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 47 | 29 | 39 | 27 | 39 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 31 | 23 | 46 | 25 | 29 | 31 | ||||
| Hypertension with heart disease | 60 | 75 | 66 | 81 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 |
| Other heart disease | 21 | 41 | 36 | 41 | 28 | 37 | ||||
| Other circulatory disease | 7 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 |
| Influenza | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| Pneumonia | 11 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 14 | 10 |
| Bronchitis | 10 | 5 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 29 | 19 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 6 | 4 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Ulcer of stomch and duodenum | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Gastritis, enteritis, and diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | _ | |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Hyperplasia, of prostate | 7 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | ||||
| Pregnancy, Childbirth, abortion | — | 1 | _ | — | — | 4 | _ | 1 | — | _ |
| Congenital malformations | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 22 | 31 | 14 | 27 | 15 | 22 | ||||
| Motor vehicle accidents | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — |
| All other accidents | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Suicide | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Homicide and operations of War | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||||
* Separate figures not available for years 1948 - 1949
inclusive owing to different classifications in use
during those years.