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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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TABLE III
Causes of Death Registrar General's Tables
| 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| All Causes | 277 | 279 | 254 | 245 | 240 | 225 | 206 | 244 | 212 | 212 |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | — |
| Tuberculosis, other | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Syphilitic disease | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infections. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 24 | 4 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Malignant neoplasm,breast | — | 10 | — | 7 | — | 10 | — | 6 | — | 5 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 19 | 24 | 29 | 20 | 25 | 34 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 16 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Vascular lesions of the nervous system | 29 | 39 | 27 | 39 | 26 | 35 | 21 | 45 | 25 | 46 |
| Coronary disease, angina. | 46 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 43 | 18 | 34 | 28 | 44 | 22 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6 |
| Other heart disease | 36 | 41 | 28 | 37 | 16 | 31 | 18 | 34 | 12 | 35 |
| Other circulatory disease | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 21 |
| Influenza | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 16 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 12 |
| Bronchitis | 24 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 6 |
| Other diseases of respir atory system | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | — | |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Gastritis, enteritis, and diarrhœa | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Hyperplasia of prostate. | 4 | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | 5 | — | 2 | — |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Congenital malformations. | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Other defined and illdefined diseases | 14 | 27 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 10 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 1 |
| All other accidents | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Suicide | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Homicide and operations of war | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |