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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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| (iv) DEATHS FROM OTHER CAUSES IN 1960. | NO. of DEATHS. |
|---|---|
| Heart Disease | 146 |
| Cancer | 98 |
| Vascular Lesions of the Nervous System | 53 |
| Circulatory Disease other than Heart | 25 |
| Bronchitis | 16 |
| Pneumonia | 27 |
| Influenza |
The following Tables, I, II, III summarise certain vital statistics
Table I shows the figures for live births, stillbirths, and deaths
for the years 1956 - i960 inclusive.
The figures in Table II are the Registrar General's estimates for
successive years since 1931. They give the population, number of live
births, birth rate per 1,000 population, number of deaths, and death
rate per 1,000 population, and also the infant mortality rate per 1,000
live births of Kingston=upon=Thames and England and Wales. Thje trend
of the estimatedpopulation figure is to remain below 40,000.
The causes of deaths shown in Table III are in accordance with the
36 headings based on the Abbreviated List of the International Statistical
Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death.