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
1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
All Cause | 212 | 212 | 214 | 228 | 202 | 230 | 228 | 206 | 200 | 216 |
Tuberculosis, respiratory | 6 | - | 2 | - | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 |
Tuberculosis, other | - | — | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Syphilitic disease | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - |
Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Meningococcal infections. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Measles | — | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | - |
Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 |
Malignant neoplasm, Stomach | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
Malignant neoplasm, lung, | 24 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 23 | 3 |
Malignant neoplasm, | __- | 3 | - | 4 | - | 5 | - | 6 | - | 1 |
Malignant neoplasm,breast | - | 5 | — | 12 | — | 7 | 5 | - | 11 | |
Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 27 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 19 |
Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Diabetes | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Vascular lesions of the | 25 | 46 | 22 | 39 | 24 | 50 | 19 | 42 | 22 | 32 |
Coronary disease, angina. | 44 | 22 | 43 | 26 | 43 | 25 | 49 | 32 | 35 | 21 |
Hypertension with heart disease | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
Other heart disease | 12 | 35 | 18 | 26 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 26 |
Other circulatory disease | 12 | 21 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Influenza | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Pneumonia | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
Bronchitis | 17 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 6 |
Other diseases of respiratory system | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 3 | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 |
Gastritis, enteritis, and i-arrhœa | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | - | 2 | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 2 | - | 4 | - | 3 | - | I | - | 2 | - |
Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
Congenital malformations | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Other defined and ill-^sfined diseases | 8 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 23 |
Motor vehicle accident | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | 4 | 1 |
All other accidents | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Suicide | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Homicide and operations Of War | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |