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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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TABLE III
Causes of Death Registrar General's Tables
| 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| All Causes | 240 | 225 | 206 | 244 | 212 | 212 | 214 | 228 | 202 | 230 |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 5 | 3 | - | 3 | 6 | - | 2 | - | 5 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis, other | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | — | 1 |
| Syphilitic disease | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | — | - |
| Whooping Cough. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal infections, | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases. | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Malignant neoplasms, lung, bronchus | 13 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| Malignant neoplasm, Uterus | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 4 | - | 5 |
| Malignant neoplasm,breast | - | 10 | - | 6 | - | - | 12 | - | 7 | |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 25 | 34 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 19 | 19 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | — | 3 |
| Diabetes | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Vascular lesions of the nervous system. | 26 | 35 | 21 | 45 | 25 | 46 | 22 | 39 | 24 | 50 |
| Coronary disease, angina. | 43 | 18 | 34 | 28 | 44 | 22 | 43 | 26 | 43 | 25 |
| Hypertension with heart disease. | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Other heart disease. | 16 | 31 | 18 | 34 | 12 | 35 | 18 | 26 | 17 | 25 |
| Other circulatory disease | 22 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 15 | |
| Influenza. | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| Bronchitis | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 12 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 2 | 7 | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | ||
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | |
| Gastritis, enteritis, and diarrhoea | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Nephritis and nephrosis. | 5 | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 5 | 2 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 8 | - | - | 2 | — | 4 | - | 3 | - | |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | ||
| Congenital malformations. | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 14 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 15 |
| Motor vehicle accidents. | 3 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 |
| All other accidents | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
| Suicide | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Homicide and operations Of War | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |