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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 1958
[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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |