Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | ||||||
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M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
All Causes | 206 | 244 | 212 | 212 | 214 | 228 | 202 | 230 | 228 | 206 |
Tuberculosis, respiratory | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | |
Tuberculosis, other | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Syphilitic disease | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | - | — | — |
Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Meningococcal infections. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Measles | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other infective and parasitic diseases.......... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 16 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 2 |
Malignant neoplasm, uterus. | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 5 | — | 6 | |
Malignant neoplasm,breast | — | 6 | — | 5 | — | 12 | — | 7 | — | 5 |
Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 22 | 20 | 27 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Leukaemia, aleukaemia | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 |
Diabetes | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 |
Vascular lesions of the nervous system | 21 | 45 | 25 | 46 | 22 | 39 | 24 | 50 | 19 | 42 |
Coronary disease, angina. | 34 | 28 | 44 | 22 | 43 | 26 | 43 | 25 | 49 | 32 |
Hypertension with heart disease | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
Other heart disease | 18 | 34 | 12 | 35 | 18 | 26 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 33 |
Other circulatory disease | 17 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 13 |
Influenza. | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | — | 1 |
Pneumonia.... | 9 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
Bronchitis. | 15 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 12 | 19 | 5 |
Other diseases of respiratory system. | 2 | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Gastritis, enteritis, and diarrhoea | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1. |
Nephritis and nephrosis | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 5 | - | 2 | - | 4 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — |
Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion. | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Congenital malformations | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 16 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Motor vehicle accidents | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — |
All other accidents | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Suicide. | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Homicide and operations of war | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |